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The trade deficit is a jobs issue. It represents an outflow of American capital to purchase foreign goods that just as easily could be manufactured by American workers.  

The trade deficit is a jobs issue. It represents an outflow of American capital to purchase foreign goods that just as easily could be manufactured by American workers.  

America has been running a trade deficit since 1967 (when the U.S. became dependent on foreign oil and the American auto industry was booming).<ref>Prior to that, the [[Marshall Plan]] - loans, grants, and gifts to foreigners, represented a trade surplus.</ref> This outflow of capital earned America the reputation as the "engine of the global economy." However this reputation was gained out of largess, not of necessity.

America has been running a trade deficit since 1967 (when the U.S. became dependent on foreign oil and the American auto industry was booming).<ref>Prior to that, the [[Marshall Plan]] - loans, grants, and gifts to foreigners, represented a trade surplus.</ref> This outflow of capital earned America the reputation as the "engine of the global economy." However this reputation was gained out of largess, not of necessity.<ref>https://youtu.be/CS6ozmWSutY</ref>

===Future of NATO===

===Future of NATO===