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silisili on May 20, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why does the U.S. always run a trade deficit?

I mean, you can say the same thing about every purchase you make. The potential problem is that you don't have infinity dollars, so if you aren't getting them back, you have to make more.

Suppafly on May 20, 2025 [–]

>The potential problem is that you don't have infinity dollars, so if you aren't getting them back, you have to make more.

That's basically the basis of how our banking system works though.

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