US trade deficit drops sharply to $43.6 billion in February

[andy4theherd]

The U.S. trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month.

The Commerce Department says the deficit fell to $43.6 billion in February, 9.6 per cent below January's deficit of $48.2 billion.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/04/us-trade-deficit-falls-as-exports-hit-two-year-high.html

 

[Walter Brennaneer]

Crickets....

 

[andy4theherd]

and then there was the $1 Trillion infrastructure announcement a couple of hours ago...

 

[HerdBuckeye]

Guys this is pretty cyclical stuff.

You might want to know the history before you go tooting the trump horn too loud. Here is a great place for you to start. As you can see Obama, who couldn't give a shit about the trade deficit, had many months significantly better than this.

Now get back to your dogs- dog f--cker.

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade

 

[ARandomHerdFan]

and then there was the $1 Trillion infrastructure announcement a couple of hours ago...

Did he mention how it would be paid for?

 

[Y.A.G Si Ye Nots]

Did he mention how it would be paid for?

Mexico, duh.

 

[NutcaseConservative]

and then there was the $1 Trillion infrastructure announcement a couple of hours ago...

I'm sure you were against rebuilding our infrastructure when Obama was President. The Dems have been wanting to do this for years.

 

[herdfan429]

I'm sure you were against rebuilding our infrastructure when Obama was President. The Dems have been wanting to do this for years.

And that 800 billion did what exactly

 

[extragreen]

And that 800 billion did what exactly

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...nald-trumps-skewed-portrayal-obamas-stimulus/

 

[herdfan429]

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...nald-trumps-skewed-portrayal-obamas-stimulus/

I don't care what trump said. The stimulus was billed as way more than it actually was period end of discussion. Remember that economic multiplier the admin spewed, yeah never materialized.
I'm all for infrastructure spending but I don't trust either side to actually do it the way it needs to be done

 

[extragreen]

I don't care what trump said. The stimulus was billed as way more than it actually was period end of discussion. Remember that economic multiplier the admin spewed, yeah never materialized.
I'm all for infrastructure spending but I don't trust either side to actually do it the way it needs to be done

The article explains how much and where the stimulus went. Thanks to zero votes from republicans the stimulus worked.

 

[herdfan429]

The article explains how much and where the stimulus went. Thanks to zero votes from republicans the stimulus worked.

Yep it did wonders for our roads bridges dams power grid etc

 

[extragreen]

Yep it did wonders for our roads bridges dams power grid etc

If you read the article, you'd know why.

 

[herdfan06]

I don't care what trump said. The stimulus was billed as way more than it actually was period end of discussion.

Yep, along with this "wall."

 

[herdfan429]

Yep, along with this "wall."

I wasn't a trump supporter and I knew his schtick about the wall was a joke

 

[extragreen]

I wasn't a trump supporter and I knew his schtick about the wall was a joke

Did you also know his schtick about

bringing back jobs from overseas
a better and more affordable healthcare plan
not touching medicaid
his plan to defeat isis
bringing coal jobs back
stopping muslim immigration
not take a vacation
that he wouldn't settle the trump university law suit

were jokes?

 

[Walden Pond]

Wonder how fast they can build back those bridges in Atlanta. I've never been there, but the place sounds like a real hell hole.