THE OTHER DEFICIT.

United States economy, 1981-2001; Economics; Economic history; Balance of trade; International trade; Balance of payments; Imports; International economic relations; Finance

The article argues that the United States economy is poised to suffer from the wide-spread assumption that the growing trade deficit is not a problem. The article argues that it is all too likely that one day the government will be called to account. Economic error like this is most often propagated when there is someone to benefit.