2026-01-08 15:40:09

#美国贸易赤字状况 In simple terms, the US trade deficit isn't something that can be solved just by imposing a few tariffs. Where is the root cause? First, the special status of the dollar as a reserve currency; second, the hollowing out caused by industrial offshoring over the years; third, the societal habits of high consumption and low savings. These three factors stacked together make the trade deficit inevitable.

By 2025, this number will fluctuate and may seem quite complex. But upon deeper reflection, it still boils down to one issue—the economic imbalance between developed countries and manufacturing nations within the global division of labor system. Relying solely on trade measures is a superficial fix; real adjustment requires systemic changes in industrial structure, savings patterns, and consumption habits. Short-term policy fluctuations cannot hide this long-term trend.

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QuorumVoter

· 9h ago

Imposing tariffs won't fundamentally solve the core problem, that's right.

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FUD_Whisperer

· 21h ago

An inevitable product of dollar hegemony, adding tariffs is like a band-aid that treats the symptoms but not the root cause; the core still needs to return to the two main areas: industry and savings.

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RuntimeError

· 21h ago

That's right, the US really deserves a beating. They have a strong desire to consume but don't want to produce, and still want to pressure others with tariffs.

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airdrop_huntress

· 21h ago

The so-called dollar privilege is essentially a moat for vested interests; trying to challenge it is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

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TopBuyerForever

· 21h ago

The tariff game has been played out long ago. The US has hollowed out its own industries and still wants to shift the blame? The real root cause is the hollowing out of manufacturing. Raising taxes is just putting a band-aid on the symptoms. At the end of the day, it's a bad habit fostered by dollar privilege. Changing consumption habits is pointless. Systemic problems require systemic reforms; otherwise, we'll just keep messing around. If the high consumption and low savings habit were truly changed, I might believe it. But in reality? Heh.

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CrossChainMessenger

· 21h ago

It can't be fundamentally changed; the dollar seigniorage right determines all this. Tariffs are just superficial; the real root cause lies in the system. That's correct. The societal habit of high consumption and low savings cannot be changed, and a trade deficit cannot be fundamentally resolved. Systemic issues cannot be solved by adding a few tariffs; the analysis is quite clear. The dollar privilege is holding it up. In the short term, nothing much will be apparent, but in the long run, adjustments are inevitable.

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