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Friday, September 11, 2009

Trade Deficit Grows with Oil Imports


“The gap between what the United States imports and what it exports is widening again. In July, rising oil imports pushed the trade deficit to its highest point since January, the government reported on Thursday.” (New York Times, Friday)

So?

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“A Deficit of Understanding II” by Donald J. Boudreaux


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.