Comments on: Visualizing the US/China Trade Relationship http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: penetrarthur http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30917 penetrarthur Sat, 02 May 2009 15:01:34 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30917 ye, americans can print some more paper, so this chart is useless ye, americans can print some more paper, so this chart is useless ]]> By: Television Spy http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30889 Television Spy Sat, 02 May 2009 04:06:52 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30889 I think there's probably a little too much outsourcing going on, for some things it's necessary to keep costs down, of course realize that means that the people overseas are getting exploited for cheap labor. But a certain number of jobs should be kept locally so as to ensure adequate employment, otherwise a good deal of companies will put jobs in places where they can more easily exploit the workers and get cheaper rates. I think there’s probably a little too much outsourcing going on, for some things it’s necessary to keep costs down, of course realize that means that the people overseas are getting exploited for cheap labor.

But a certain number of jobs should be kept locally so as to ensure adequate employment, otherwise a good deal of companies will put jobs in places where they can more easily exploit the workers and get cheaper rates.

]]> By: Choose Freedom http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30880 Choose Freedom Fri, 01 May 2009 21:41:44 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30880 yep, a trade deficit is very different from a budget deficit. I have a trade deficit with Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Amazon.... but they're not complaining because they got my dollars in return. The Chinese don't have much use for those dollars in their own country, so they invest them back here, or just fund our government's fiscal irresponsibility in the form of T-bills! Yay!!! yep, a trade deficit is very different from a budget deficit.

I have a trade deficit with Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Amazon…. but they’re not complaining because they got my dollars in return. The Chinese don’t have much use for those dollars in their own country, so they invest them back here, or just fund our government’s fiscal irresponsibility in the form of T-bills! Yay!!!

]]> By: Ted http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30877 Ted Fri, 01 May 2009 20:32:59 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30877 Cool graph! FunnyNumbers, a trade deficit is different from a budget deficit. Cool graph!

FunnyNumbers, a trade deficit is different from a budget deficit.

]]> By: cmon http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30875 cmon Fri, 01 May 2009 19:02:38 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30875 i think they need to mention how china artificially devalued its currency against the dollar in the 90s... i think they need to mention how china artificially devalued its currency against the dollar in the 90s… ]]> By: Michael http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30874 Michael Fri, 01 May 2009 18:46:28 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30874 I find it funny how our national flag is made in another country. XD I find it funny how our national flag is made in another country. XD ]]> By: kevin http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30872 kevin Fri, 01 May 2009 17:34:27 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30872 what do you think of this? (linkback) Useful or Useless? Visualizing the US and China Trade Relations [VOTE] - http://www.pikk.com/9587f what do you think of this? (linkback) Useful or Useless? Visualizing the US and China Trade Relations [VOTE] – http://www.pikk.com/9587f ]]> By: Nick http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30871 Nick Fri, 01 May 2009 16:55:07 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30871 I notice we import roughly $38 billion from Nigeria. Must be from all those Prince's inheritances. I notice we import roughly $38 billion from Nigeria. Must be from all those Prince’s inheritances. ]]> By: popurls.com // popular today http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30870 popurls.com // popular today Fri, 01 May 2009 16:40:05 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30870 <strong>popurls.com // popular today...</strong> story has entered the popular today section on popurls.com... popurls.com // popular today…

story has entered the popular today section on popurls.com…

]]> By: jbrams http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-uschina-trade-relations/comment-page-1/#comment-30869 jbrams Fri, 01 May 2009 16:35:03 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=2957#comment-30869 Perhaps instead of generating interesting graphics, the mint team could address the many long outstanding issues with their service which users have posted in the forums. Perhaps instead of generating interesting graphics, the mint team could address the many long outstanding issues with their service which users have posted in the forums. ]]>