havocpants

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[–] havocpants@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But they have virtually nothing to offer internationally hence the trade deficit, that trump is so upset about, in the first place

I don't think it's fair to say that America makes nothing. A big part of that trade deficit (certainly with Canada) is down to the relative size of the consumer markets - America has a population of over 330 million people to Canada's 40 million so of course America will be a net importer of Canadian goods.