You are a fool who probably lives in a fool's paradise.
Japan, Germany, European Union all exported their way out to prosperity. Why is simple thing not getting in your head that export jobs may 3 to 6 times more in salaries and THESE PEOPLE PAY HIGHER TAXES and buy more goods than average stimulating entire economy.
In 80s exports were paltry at under $5 billion against $100 billion now, and growth rate was 2%-3%
