Does not compute
Five of my dollars still buys a Whopper combo.
Eight of my dollars still buys a movie ticket.
The dollar is worth as much as it ever was.
Oh, unless you're talking about buying imported products. That's the only time exchange rates and the "strength" of the dollar matter. So we need a "strong" dollar so we can afford to buy more imported goods. But ... a trade deficit is a bad thing, isn't it? Cognitive dissonance here.
Maybe the problem is that imported goods make up such a huge proportion of all goods sold here that "a strong dollar buys more imported goods" is functionally equivalent to "a strong dollar buys more goods".
Oh goody, a feedback loop!
