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On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:09:36 -0700, wrote:

I believe we exported something on the order of $1.5T last year or the
year before. As usual, you're just paranoid.

... and we imported $2.5T

Always found it odd how people don't look at balance of trade charts.
They'll pick something like Boeing to show manufacturing is alive and
well.
How many of us buy a 757?
Or Apple, which uses foreign labor to produce their products.
People spend a good deal of their money on electronics, tools, and
household appliances, then fluff. It's nearly all foreign labor.
What's so hard at looking at the label on what you buy?
Not saying that should guide your decision.
In most cases you don't have a choice.