WP: Over all, trade has been very good to the United States,

which is still the world’s largest exporter of goods and services."

(I would be interested to see the figures. With all that we here about China, I assumed that it was the world's largest exporter. Can we have more jobs tied to export than China does?)

"Still, there is no question that the hundreds of thousands of workers who lose their jobs to trade-related dislocations each year are paying the price. The government has not done enough to take care of these displaced workers, and much of the blame lies with the economic policies of the White House and the last Congress, which was led by Republicans."

"American workers are feeling economically insecure, and globalization and trade are heightening their fears. The White House and the new Congress still have a chance to create a bipartisan consensus on trade. They should seize it, for the good of the American economy, and for the good of the world’s poorest nations, which need freer trade to pull themselves out of poverty."

"Democrats are right to insist that the trade agenda advance the interests of all Americans, not just large corporations. But they need to acknowledge that putting the brakes on global growth is still the surest path to losing American jobs."

because of credit cards, the same problems which happened during the Great Depression have hurt us less.

world, then I could understand that growth in the wealth of other countries would mean more exports for us.

me think.