Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Winners and losers from free trade

From the IGM Forum:

Question A: "Trade with China makes most Americans better off because, among other advantages, they can buy goods that are made or assembled more cheaply in China."
  • Strongly agree: 45%
  • Agree: 40%
  • Uncertain: 0%
  • Disagree: 0%
  • Strongly disagree: 0%
  • No opinion: 0%

Question B: "Some Americans who work in the production of competing goods, such as clothing and furniture, are made worse off by trade with China."
  • Strongly agree: 33%
  • Agree: 50%
  • Uncertain: 3%
  • Disagree: 0%
  • Strongly disagree: 0%
  • No opinion: 0%

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