survey finds skepticism about trade's benefits

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans, Japanese and many Europeans aren't sold on the benefits of trade. They doubt that global economic ties create jobs or raise wages, an international survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows.

But people China and other low- and middle-income countries are far more convinced that trade delivers jobs and higher wages, Pew said Tuesday in releasing the results of its survey of 48,643 people in 44 countries.

The center found that 50 percent of Americans say trade destroys jobs, while just 20 percent say it creates them. Only Italians - 59 percent of whom see trade as a job killer - have a more negative view. The French and Japanese are also far more likely to view trade as a job destroyer than as a job creator.

Similarly, Americans are far more likely (45 percent to 17 percent) to say trade reduces wages, instead of raising them. The French, Italians, Japanese and Greeks agree.

[djean111]

1. As if the banks, corporations, and politicians - for the most part - give a shit.

Money has been tendered, promises have been made.