Far from a leftist cabal, the Washington press corps reveals itself in the Croteau survey to be a conservative elite, out of step with average Americans. It seems that journalists prospering at prestige jobs in big corporations aren't overly worried about health coverage or the impact of overseas sweatshops on U.S. jobs and wages. They can, but only if their coverage acknowledges that economic events affect different people and groups differently . That takes courage. Free trade means growth.
Free trade means growth.
Just say it 50 more times and all doubts will melt away. Sourcing on this issue is no more balanced than the U.S. trade deficit. Say it 50 times and doubts melt away. Though rarely quoted in mass media, some experts don't see a crisis. They note that the Social Security trustees' projection of a deficit in the year 2034 is based on a strikingly pessimistic average annual growth rate of 1.4 percent over the next 75 years.