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In reply to the discussion: You have missed the most important economic story in the past 20 years [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)14. There is no such thing as zero sum trade
It's never, ever existed, except in your imagination.
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Recursion
Mar 2016
OP
USA's capitalists sent them the factories, jobs, and customers to do it. Why? Because they love
NCjack
Mar 2016
#1
Our greedy Nationalists will say "that should be our middle class' money, screw rest of the world."
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#2
I have nothing against people in foreign countries sharing in the world's wealth. Why do you?
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#5
Yeah, no fair counting the time after Wall Steet wrecked the economy!!
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2016
#81
Actually, we will do much better as world progresses, unless hatred/greed of some consumes us.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#19
If they get no job of equal pay to replace the one they were forcibly displaced from, it kind of is.
HughBeaumont
Mar 2016
#30
Denying people in other countries a chance, is disgusting. Most job displacements here, were not
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#37
Job off-shoring to you, but a chance at a decent life for some "peasant" elsewhere. You can't see
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#71
Americans first, I know, screw the rest of the world. We've taken more than our share of the world's
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#74
OK, what income level would be acceptable for an average American family to make?
HughBeaumont
Mar 2016
#77
True, but we like being in the world's military, it helps protect our Nationalistic greed.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#83
Someone must be serious about it since it is happening. There being no 'invisible hand'.
pampango
Mar 2016
#69
Most of those doing better in India, China, Mexico, etc., aren't working for G Sachs.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#23
The OP isn't talking about "the world's wealth". He's talking about my wages. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2016
#45
Lifting all boats in helping other countries progress. You Nationalists crack me up. You realize
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#70
Actually, I'm making the argument that it's not just America's 1%ers who are greedy.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#80
Is world prosperity a "zero-sum, us-vs-them" affair? Trump, et al would say "Yes".
pampango
Mar 2016
#38
Anything other than random 'shared sacrifice' or 'sacrifice just in poor, weak countries' will have
pampango
Mar 2016
#68
I think most liberals are willing to sacrifice for the greater good. I'm pretty typical in that way.
pampango
Mar 2016
#85