| ngton recently did a public opinion survey shows | | | | in principle of mutual trade tariffs. Americans in 1999 |
| support for free trade in the United States the rate | | | | and 2004 on the consistency of free trade to the |
| is declining, especially in salary more than 100,000 U.S. | | | | U.S. Government provides a clear orientation. 1999 |
| dollars in high income Americans, feel they have to | | | | and 2004, every 10 Americans support 9 of the |
| outsource the jobs being transferred to the threat | | | | signing of international trade agreements, including |
| of low income countries . Dynamics of International | | | | labor standards and environmental terms. |
| Policy, University of Maryland has found that annual | | | | Highly unified view.Countries such as India will become |
| salary of more than 100 thousand U.S. dollars of | | | | a software and engineering outsourcing, such a trend |
| Americans support free trade in 1999 fell 57% in | | | | led Americans to reconsider the pros and cons of |
| January 2004 to 28%. Even the researchers | | | | free trade. International competition is now moving |
| themselves were surprised by this result. | | | | into areas of expertise, the higher the social status |
| Programme Research Officer Ramsey said, from any | | | | of people seem to realize the seriousness of it. The |
| demographic perspective, the people's support rate | | | | New York Times, said a senior commentator |
| has dropped a point 20 or 30 is very rare. This is of | | | | Choumard need under the new economic reality to |
| course relevant to current public opinion, working | | | | reconsider the meaning of free trade, it is clear, |
| class do not want to lose their jobs, they need job | | | | abundant labor resources and low wages of the few |
| security.Survey shows that more and more white | | | | countries are outsourcing to a lot of work. |
| collar workers join the blue collar outcry against | | | | In order to reduce the cost of domestic goods, U.S. |
| globalization, which makes the United States would | | | | companies employ low wage foreign workers to |
| he be able to act as leader of free trade to change. | | | | replace local employees, when they do, it seems |
| The survey also showed that protectionism in the | | | | difficult to say this is the model of free trade should |
| U.S. presidential campaign stage the rise. | | | | be. The new trend has led to the theory of free |
| But the researchers said that although most | | | | trade into question some of the key |
| Americans think the government in a free trade | | | | assumptions.Federal Reserve Chairman Alan |
| issues to do poorly, but they still favor free trade in | | | | Greenspan recently warned that trade protectionism |
| principle. Survey, 53% were in favor of expanding | | | | is likely to rise. He admitted that he "worried about |
| international trade, but that the U.S. government in | | | | the risk of losing jobs," but he added: "We have |
| resolving the employment, to help other poor | | | | reasons to believe that the new jobs will replace the |
| countries as well as environmental protection do | | | | jobs. Trade protectionism can not create jobs, if |
| not.Two thirds of those surveyed said they support | | | | foreigners retaliate, we will have lost jobs. |