Rich-out-West wrote:
Nehmo,

I'm sure you've heard of the trade deficit... Enjoy the
outrageously cheap merchandise while you can.

The trade "deficit" is a misnomer. There is no deficit. The trade is
equal dollars for equal product.

guilt and the sinking feeling that I'm somehow contributing to the
decline of our great nation. Eventually the hens will come home to
roost.

I'm sure the buggy whip manufacturers were bitching and complaining as
well in the early 1900s, but new technologies and industries come along
all the time.