November 28, 2004
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Well, we got through Thanksgiving and now Christmas looms. The line outside the BestBuy here started at 10:30 Thursday evening and stretched the length of the shopping center. They called in cops to keep order.
Despite record deficits, a badly shrinking dollar, a fractious congress, and world troubles; Americans seem to be optimistic and in a spending mood. Sort of an "apris moi, la deluge" (Yes, I know, I have trouble with English spelling, let alone French) kind of attitude. The Government has accepted World Trade sanctions and fines imposed because we were clumsy in trying to protect American steel producers. Despite such half-hearted protectionism, we still have a record imbalance of trade. I wonder what would happen if we just pulled out and re-imposed protective tariffs. We are, after all the premier market for much of the world's economy.
Comments (3)
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