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Art
I already explained why in post #4russ_watters said:So what? Why is preferable for money to flow in rather than out?
Again, where is the harm? Everyone takes it as a given that a "deficit" is a bad thing, but no one can explain why!?
In fact there are strong indications that America's deficit could already be leading the US economy into major problems.
The US dollar is in severe decline against all other major currencies. This fall could become precipitous as more countries decrease their holdings in US dollars to avoid being caught with a depreciating asset. Already some oil producing countries are demanding payment in euro leading to further falls in demand for USD reserves thus perpetuating the downward spiral. Add to this reduced demand for US treasury bonds (again depreciating asset) and you have all the ingredients for an economic crisis. To shore up the currency the fed will need to raise interest rates which applies deflationary pressure to the economy which can in turn lead to recession.
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