Original sentence: Many poor countries, for example, do not have the ability to raise subsidies
Edited sentence: As this phased in US Tax collections diminished by approximately 19% per capita (source US IRS) between the US Fiscal Year 2000 and US Fiscal Year 2004.Curiously this condition remains Free Trade when described by its advocates.In the recent free trade deals, (GATT, CAFTA and many others) the United States of America saw fit to lower tariffs in many cases to zero or to very low levels and to open its market to other nations.It has caused the export of many jobs as well.It has essentially told US industrial and commercial business that it must leave the USA.Left in place was very high domestic taxation on its people which in many cases is above 50% of income..  This produced tax differentials identical to those which would have occurred during a trade war leaving US Citizens De facto victims of a trade war.Many poor countries, for example, don't have the ability to raise subsidies.Most new inventions for which Americans are world famous are now produced in non-US facilies.The US Dollar also is reflecting a concurrent loss of value.The US Trade Deficit is at record levels because of this and debt of the USA is at record levels both for the governmental entities as well as citizens generally.The effect of this has been massive losses of industrial and commercial business for the USA.The unusual feature of this trade war was that Americans found their own government was prosecuting a trade war against them.While being unusual in that this De facto trade war is being prosecuted against US Citizens by the USA, It can clearly be seen that such conditions are effective at destroying their target parties from the arena of trade generally