Free Trade in the United States Has Been Reduced

ngton recently did a public opinion survey showsin principle of mutual trade tariffs. Americans in 1999
support for free trade in the United States the rateand 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 toand 2004, every 10 Americans support 9 of the
outsource the jobs being transferred to the threatsigning of international trade agreements, including
of low income countries . Dynamics of Internationallabor standards and environmental terms.
Policy, University of Maryland has found that annualHighly unified view.Countries such as India will become
salary of more than 100 thousand U.S. dollars ofa software and engineering outsourcing, such a trend
Americans support free trade in 1999 fell 57% inled Americans to reconsider the pros and cons of
January 2004 to 28%. Even the researchersfree 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 anyof people seem to realize the seriousness of it. The
demographic perspective, the people's support rateNew York Times, said a senior commentator
has dropped a point 20 or 30 is very rare. This is ofChoumard need under the new economic reality to
course relevant to current public opinion, workingreconsider the meaning of free trade, it is clear,
class do not want to lose their jobs, they need jobabundant labor resources and low wages of the few
security.Survey shows that more and more whitecountries are outsourcing to a lot of work.
collar workers join the blue collar outcry againstIn order to reduce the cost of domestic goods, U.S.
globalization, which makes the United States wouldcompanies 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 thedifficult 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 mosttrade into question some of the key
Americans think the government in a free tradeassumptions.Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
issues to do poorly, but they still favor free trade inGreenspan recently warned that trade protectionism
principle. Survey, 53% were in favor of expandingis likely to rise. He admitted that he "worried about
international trade, but that the U.S. government inthe risk of losing jobs," but he added: "We have
resolving the employment, to help other poorreasons to believe that the new jobs will replace the
countries as well as environmental protection dojobs. Trade protectionism can not create jobs, if
not.Two thirds of those surveyed said they supportforeigners retaliate, we will have lost jobs.