frozenicecube@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 天前Trump claims the trade deficit with Canada is a $200B subsidy. Experts disagreewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down11
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkTrump claims the trade deficit with Canada is a $200B subsidy. Experts disagreewww.cbc.cafrozenicecube@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 天前message-square41fedilink
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·7 天前Trade deficit means you’re getting more stuff than the other side is. He’d rather have the dollars than the stuff? What are you gonna spend the dollars on if there’s no stuff? Isn’t “too many dollars chasing too few goods” the textbook definition of inflation?
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 天前 He’d rather have the dollars than the stuff? I suspect that’s exactly the case. He sees money as an end rather than a means. A regrettably common disease.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 天前Money changers for ya… jesus warned us all about them.
minus-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 天前 He’d rather have the dollars than the stuff? No, he wants both. That’s why he doesn’t pay his bills.
Trade deficit means you’re getting more stuff than the other side is.
He’d rather have the dollars than the stuff?
What are you gonna spend the dollars on if there’s no stuff?
Isn’t “too many dollars chasing too few goods” the textbook definition of inflation?
I suspect that’s exactly the case. He sees money as an end rather than a means. A regrettably common disease.
Like any common capitalist. Money is all.
Money changers for ya… jesus warned us all about them.
Typical capitalist
No, he wants both. That’s why he doesn’t pay his bills.