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The Widening of the Trade Gap & The Policy of Predation (Globalism)

Recently released Trade Data shows that the U.S. Trade Deficit (May 2016) grew to slightly over $60 Billion, annualized that’s a staggering 720 Billion Dollars. The U.S. hasn’t run a Trade Surplus in over 40 years.

What does this say about the Leadership of a Country, the most self-sufficient republic in all of history that now relies on other nations for even the most basic of its necessities? What does it say about this nations politicians that vilify those who defend protecting this nations boarders, productive economic capacity and yet favor gunboat economic policy? What does it say about the People who vote for them?

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