There is a bright side to this ( besides I now understand why I soon cannot afford a GH3). Why would Toyota, BMW, Infinity and even EADS (Airbus) open a factory in the US. American workers are cheaper than those in Tokyo or Munich. In capitalistic phrasing, the US is getting more competitive. And that is the new equilibrium.
It is not the shopping that caused debt. It is real problems and inequalities. Don't have manufacturing jobs inside the country - get more debt. More and more money goes to the top - most remaining guys get more debt (and as debt payments go to the same top guys, it make things even worse).
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