Fact Check: Trump wrong on U.S. losing money to China

PVT Raymond Lopez - Private; It's called "Making Money From Both Sides In The War" and it's REALLY good business.

COL Ted Mc - Sir, I haven't looked into this topic so I'll give my roughshot opinion. I think Bush advocated the corporate tax breaks (Idk how far back this goes). The idealist view is that countries such as China can produce goods that would otherwise cost more to make here. Herein lies the problem, it's become a problem itself. Corporations are finding it better to put the country on in a major consumer over production state. Under the veil of world trade. So things are not balanced. I just plainly think it's become corrupt against its original intent and we are losing out in a major way. Companies drive workers and local economies.

Wall Street, has become a mess between bureaucracies from the government and corruption along with world trade. (Haven't looked into this much either). One statement I've heard from Trump this campaign about Wall Street that I agree 100% even before he started is that he doesn't like options trading or the concept of betting for a company to do bad, rather wanting them to do good. America has traditionally embraced Wall Street yet lately it's treated as a 2bit hooker.

World Trade is a huge factor and I'd argue that Trump doesn't have an isolationist mindset when it comes to the economy. His own company has a global footprint as it is. As for Military I would be more of a smart alec and say yes we should be more isolationist if we don't have the proper nationally recognized and authorized method of action(s) in place

Correcrion of options. Just occured. Meant short selling. Shorting

SPC James Harsh - Spec; If Mr. Trump thinks that he has even the faintest chance of winning by proposing to "Cut the Capitalists' throats" then he is delusional. If Mr. Trump's supporters think that there is even the faintest chance that he would "Cut the Capitalists' throats" then THEY are delusional.

COL Ted Mc - That sounds reasonable. I only add this because I just thought of while reading yours about Capitalists. I don't fault them for being sharks as far as Wall Street and view the behavior as a way to make it in what is a reflection of the true economy. If it was possible to grow positive perhaps the market would follow in an ideal sense. Small business want to cap employees in fear of obamacare and such. Trump wants free market interstate bidding and that is one good thing. An actual tangible plan for people. While allowing terminally ill to recieve government assistance without denial.

I guess my biggest question, is 366 billion just not enough to care about? It has to be over 499 billion?

SFC (Join to see) - Sergeant; Possibly the situation might not look so gloomy if Mr. Trump were to consider the TOTAL trade pattern of the country rather than cherry-pick isolated facts (which he gets wrong) that will support his personal political agenda.

On 17 May 1966, I was shot by a Chinese Norinco (North China Industries) Type 56 (AK 47) Assault Rifle in the left elbow and I spent three months at the 106th General Hospital at Kishini Barracks undergoing physical therapy one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon until I got back the use of my left hand. (Thank you Captain Youngblood, I have remembered you in my prayers every day.) The day was shot; I used a World War two American made combat dressing that might have been older than I was. Today if our kids, our little sisters and brothers get shot by the same weapon today and you get a CHINESE MADE COMBAT DRESSING!!!! WTF!!!!!!!! The package reads “Z-PAK Dressing Sterile Wound Packing 4/1/2 x 4.1 yds Re-order Information Bound Tree Medical (890)-3092 NSN:6510 01 527 8329 Made in China for IMS, Inc., Tulsa, OK Part NoSCG-010 Patent Pending”