Found an interesting site which has tons of data.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/unit...tes/indicators
Played around with some of the indicators and got these.
In the last 20 years the balance of trade has gone to the worse.
This is very good and promising.
Except when compared to this?
Is the problem and solution here?
Simply crazy, but imagine living standards without that cash.
Since 2005 too many have gone onto welfare. That's people not working, not contributing and companies not making profits. Soaking them up with jobs that don't produce a $$ profit is more costly than putting them on welfare.
This page gives out lots of other info.
I've always believed I have to produce profit to get myself out of debt. Yes I've been there. You can't borrow more, charity or any other way. Make more money than you spend and you're in clover.