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This is one of the great things about free trade. The US sends trillions of dollars to China to pay for manufacturing services, and the Chinese are forced to sp

This is one of the great things about free trade. The US sends trillions of dollars to China to pay for manufacturing services, and the Chinese are forced to spend that money in the US. They can buy services, or US Treasury bills, or private investments, but sooner or latter the money has to come back. And there is so much money involved there are some pretty dumb investments being made.

vacri 9y ago
The money comes from US consumers, but doesn't go back to them. The circle is not complete.
- nine_k 9y ago
  Do US consumers print money?
- eru 9y ago
  US consumer get stuff, though. (And they mostly acquire the money by working.) So: stuff for labour. Nothing to see here.