[LoneSnark]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')The argument is silly; all you have to do is look at the balance of payments over the past few decades to see the truth.

[Heineken]

That's a nice prayer, Snark.

Only you could look at that graph and read something good into it.

As for oil prices falling, good luck. With God on your side, I'm sure you'll turn it around.

[LoneSnark]

I didn't say it was a good thing, I simply used it as evidence that America is not without exports, that our oil bill is inflating our trade balance.

Personally I don't care about the trade balance. If foreigners want to hold U.S. assets instead of U.S. products then so be it. It is their money, they can do with it whatever they want.

[MonteQuest]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('benzoil', 'T')yler_JC-
I've seen the chart. After the Oil Crises of the 70's people actually conserved.