Tag: economic benefits of trade

How transactions that raise America’s trade deficit enrich Americans

November 6, 2016 | Post

Suppose that Smith, your neighbor in New Haven or your friend in Fayetteville, produced a lot of auto parts that consumers voluntarily bought at prices that earned for Smith a sizable fortune.  Suppose further that Smith prudently saves a large chunk of his fortune, some of which he uses to start a glass-manufacturing plant in […]