Why Public Support for Free Trade Will Collapse Soon

Why Public Support for Free Trade Will Collapse Soon
Ian Fletcher, Free Trade Doesn't Work: "For once, some good news: public support for free trade will almost certainly collapse over the next few years. On this issue, the public is way ahead of the political class in the quality of its thinking, and the average hardware store owner in Nebraska understands the real economics involved better than the average U.S. Senator. Public opinion certainly continues to turn against free trade: an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll in September 2010 found 53% of Americans believing free trade agreements hurt the U.S., with only 17% believing them beneficial."
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