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>That is to say that it seems possible to me that you could have a negative trade balance and still be winning as you're increasing your wealth at a rate faster than you give it away.

This would still be losing when compared to growing without giving away so much of it.

Besides, it was being used as evidence that resources are moving from the poor to the rich globally.

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Yeah, but if you need the imports, that's not an option. If you own gold, I need gold, and there's none on my land, I have to pay you.

I'm not claiming there is no issue here, but rather that this situation seemingly can arise with no ill will at all assuming countries exist.

>but rather that this situation seemingly can arise with no ill will at all assuming countries exist.

No matter the reasons, this situation arising supports the claim that that global resources are flowing from the poor to the rich.

That said, even if that were possible it is clearly not what is happening. No country needs this capital flight.

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