More than interesting.

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

Ari Torhamo wrote:
> pe, 2010-04-23 kello 16:08 -0700, Robert Holtzman kirjoitti:
>> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010, Manish Sinha wrote:
> 
>>> "Our" means whose? The world or Americans? Isn't this a global list?
>>> If so then Americans getting out of work is a problem for Americans or the
>>> whole world?
>> When the out of work Americans can't afford to buy other countries' 
>> exports, whose problem will it be? Don't forget, the U.S. is *one* of 
>> the largest markets in the world (yes, I know all about China and 
>> India).
> 
> 
> Did you know all about Europe too ;-) :
> 
> Trade in goods
>       * EU good exports to the US in 2008: €250 billion
>       * EU goods imports from the US in 2008: €186 billion
> Trade in services 
>       * EU services exports to the US 2008: €134.3 billion
>       * EU services imports from the US in 2008: €129.8 billion
> Foreign Direct Investment
>       * EU investment flows to the US in 2008: €149.2 billion
>       * US investment flows to the EU in 2008: €44.6 billion
> 
> Source: European Comission trade statistics
> 

Don't you love intertwined economies?

In the end, however, it is really only countries whose citizens have 
their livelihoods that 'win'. Otherwise, it is just the same old rich 
(big business/big government/'religion') milking more from the 
poor/middle class and keeping the money flowing in the upper echelons of 
society with those exceptions that manage to tap in to the pool somehow.