Originally Posted by NewNick

Jesus you are stupid.

All of the west has a trade imbalance with the low cost manufacturers in the east.

Its because they make stuff cheaper than we can.

You will note I am using deliberately simple language.

It is not because the leaders of the west are weak, it is because when given a choice the western consumer votes with his wallet.

It really is bizarre that you swallow this shite from Trump. A trade imbalance is not necessarily a bad thing, we like our consumer goods cheap, we like our disposable lifestyle.

The western consumer lifestyle cannot exist as we know it without millions of Asians working for peanuts. Unpalatable maybe, but an undeniable fact.