That is how you reduce the deficit: americans consume a lot, so the US borrows, and the deficit is high. Put another way: one way, the easiest for the US, to r

That is how you reduce the deficit: americans consume a lot, so the US borrows, and the deficit is high. Put another way: one way, the easiest for the US, to reduce the deficit is to reduce consumption. This will happen more or less automatically with increased prices. Another way is for the dollar to tank, which will also reduce consumption and increase exports. The ideal situation (for Trump I assume) is to keep a strong dollar, increase exports, keep consumtion high and get the financing the US wants. It is difficult to see how this can be achieved, or whether this is fair for 95% of the planet's population, most of which are poorer and work as hard or harder than americans.