The schizophrenia of “free” trade
The amazing thing about the NYTimes is that you can, in one day, read this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/opinion/16landsburg.html
“All economists know that when American jobs are outsourced, Americans as a group are net winners.”
and also read this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/us/16ohio.html
“Middle-aged men moving in with parents, wives taking two jobs, veteran workers taking overnight shifts at half their former pay, families moving West — these are signs of the turmoil and stresses emerging in the little towns and backwoods mobile homes of southeast Ohio, where dozens of factories and several coal mines have closed over the last decade, and small businesses are giving way to big-box retailers and fast-food outlets.”
Yay for “free” trade.