Ixli

Nations should aim to import more than they export on LOTC. It is possible to be a net importer without going into debt due to voting minas, and since there are more producers than consumers, importers/consumers of foreign goods have MASSIVE market influence on the economy.

You can try to export a lot, sure, but who the heck is going to buy your goods? Nobody needs any of it, so it will remain unsold until supply and demand pushes the price so low that someone buys the entire stock for half the original price.

Much easier to control the economy by being a consumer these days.