Respond to this article . Email the text of this article to yourself or to a friend . Get a print-friendly version of this article . In recent months, we have experienced the widest trade deficit in history. Free trade means growth.
Free trade means growth.
It leads to better jobs, with bigger paychecks. Most displaced workers find jobs in other sectors where wages are much lower, which in turn leads to lower average wages for all U.S. workers. Recent surveys have shown that, even when displaced workers are able to find new jobs in the U.S., they face a reduction in wages, with earnings declining by an average of over 13 percent. We're a free trading administration. We trade with each other.