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Lol people won't actually address your point they just downvote your post. Hn is very classy when people bring up politics

s73v3r_ 8y ago
No, we just don't want to waste our time arguing with someone who very clearly is not doing so in good faith.
- defertoreptar 8y ago
  > very clearly is not doing so in good faith. I'm confused. What do you mean by that?
  - echotango 8y ago
    He means he disagrees with the people he downvotes. Afterall, anyone acting in good faith would agree with him lol
    - s73v3r_ 8y ago
      No, not in the least. But persons who can't even be counted on to not make up their own facts are clearly not acting in good faith.
  - s73v3r_ 8y ago
    There is no trade deficit with Canada. At all. Claiming there is one, in the face of all facts to the contrary, is not having a discussion in good faith.
    - defertoreptar 8y ago
      So instead of enlightening me with these facts, you accuse me of acting in bad faith? I was under the impression that there was a trade deficit with Canada given the evidence I have found: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html . jeromegv said there was no trade deficit with Canada, so I assumed good faith and responded to him/her under the pretense that they were referring to the "aggregate sales surplus" figure that has been in the news recently. Can you please help me understand how I have ignored facts and acted in bad faith? I would like to fix this problem, but I do not understand where to begin.
      - DomreiRoam 8y ago
        My understanding is that your reference doesn't include services. I find this: https://www.usitc.gov/publications/industry_econ_analysis_332/2017/canada.htm https://www.usitc.gov/publications/industry_econ_analysis_33... and a synthesis by the WP: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/11/what-u-s-trade-with-canada-actually-looks-like/?utm_term=.526c2c88fe54 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/11/w... It seems that US and Canada trade is globally balanced.
        defertoreptar 8y ago
        You're right. It looks like US - Canada services trade surplus makes up for the goods deficit.

s73v3r_ 8y ago

No, we just don't want to waste our time arguing with someone who very clearly is not doing so in good faith.

defertoreptar 8y ago
> very clearly is not doing so in good faith. I'm confused. What do you mean by that?
- echotango 8y ago
  He means he disagrees with the people he downvotes. Afterall, anyone acting in good faith would agree with him lol
  - s73v3r_ 8y ago
    No, not in the least. But persons who can't even be counted on to not make up their own facts are clearly not acting in good faith.
- s73v3r_ 8y ago
  There is no trade deficit with Canada. At all. Claiming there is one, in the face of all facts to the contrary, is not having a discussion in good faith.
  - defertoreptar 8y ago
    So instead of enlightening me with these facts, you accuse me of acting in bad faith? I was under the impression that there was a trade deficit with Canada given the evidence I have found: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html . jeromegv said there was no trade deficit with Canada, so I assumed good faith and responded to him/her under the pretense that they were referring to the "aggregate sales surplus" figure that has been in the news recently. Can you please help me understand how I have ignored facts and acted in bad faith? I would like to fix this problem, but I do not understand where to begin.
    - DomreiRoam 8y ago
      My understanding is that your reference doesn't include services. I find this: https://www.usitc.gov/publications/industry_econ_analysis_332/2017/canada.htm https://www.usitc.gov/publications/industry_econ_analysis_33... and a synthesis by the WP: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/11/what-u-s-trade-with-canada-actually-looks-like/?utm_term=.526c2c88fe54 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/11/w... It seems that US and Canada trade is globally balanced.
      - defertoreptar 8y ago
        You're right. It looks like US - Canada services trade surplus makes up for the goods deficit.