What is this argument that the US is being ripped off? i get the argument to a small degree but i find this absurd. us buys 4x from chins vs the other way around. i fail to see how thats not the logical case? changine that can only come by lowering the standard of living for us manufacturers. there is no "worse pain" for china because they have no reason to care. they pay their people nothing, and control everything they do. compare it to the us.
falling from a greater height hurts more unless you die. similarly, the us can inflict all the "pain" they want and its nearly irrelevant compared to the potential effects on the US.
im canadian so it doesnt directly effect me the same, i just would love a logical reason for this belief