en.wikipedia.org — Wow! This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance, in millions of U.S. dollars, equivalence based on The World Factbook. It's sobering to see where the US stands against China.
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manis5Sep 21, 2007
Certainly others have comparable or more advanced individual weapons systems. But the US SPENDS more money on defense than all other countries combined. We just don't get a very good value for our money.
bgfinkelSep 21, 2007
....f**k...
projectnirvanaSep 22, 2007
The US is the country with the largest (and fastest growing) current account deficit and national debt in the world:<a class="user" href="http://www.marktaw.com/culture_and_media/TheNation">http://www.marktaw.com/culture_and_media/TheNation</a> ...Which metaphor do you prefer to describe the situation?1.
Closed AccountSep 22, 2007
exactly, finally someone who's taken an economics course...it'd be like shooting themselves in the collective feet...how do people think we've gotten away with this for so long anyway? it's nothing new guys...
dogsonSep 23, 2007
with a little help from their friends
sloonarkSep 26, 2007
So what? The poster I replied to claimed that the US was near the top of the current account list, clearly displaying a misunderstanding of what the current account is compared to the budget.
stuman455Jun 2, 2008
Thanks too the Federal Reserve Act......