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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (663084)	11/29/2004 6:33:19 PM
From: tonto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

BM, I do not see your purpose in lying. You wrote the following: To: GROUND ZERO who wrote (662999) 11/29/2004 8:50:35 AM From: Buddy McKee Read Replies (2) of 663092 True... but 'tourism' won't make up for loss of manufacturing exports. Message 20808536 Now you start spinning. You were wrong. Manufacturing exports have increased. People are wrong all the time. Get over it and move on. Sorry Tonto... I was posting about the trade deficit (let along the decline in capital inflow). The phrase 'manufacturing exports' came from YOUR post... which I was merely responding to: As you can see from YOUR posts, it was you who wrote the incorrect statement about exports. I simply corrected you. As I explained to you, trade deficits are an entirely different issue from the discussion of exports.

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (663084)	11/29/2004 7:08:53 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

As I EXPLAINED: I was posting about the net trade deficit (let along the decline in capital inflow). Who the Hell cares about only one side of the trade ledger? The phrase 'manufacturing exports' came from YOUR post... which I was merely responding to, (& I'm EVER so sorry that I forgot to insert the word 'net' into your remarks). Your post: "Huh? Manufacturing exports are up..." My reply: EVER SO SLIGHTLY... (& not NEAR enough to reduce our trade deficit more then a fraction): Message 20808759 IT DOESN'T DO MUCH GOOD TO COUNT ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE LEDGER SHEET --- EXPORTS HAVE GROWN WITH THE ECONOMY, OF COURSE, BUT THE TRADE DEFI