>I think the case that NAFTA damaged the U.S.
>working class isn't as easy to make as people seem to think.
>Doug
>
>
>It might be difficult to convince radical economists,
>but perhaps less so for others:
>
>>From epinet.org, public opinion section.
>(survey of polling data)
>
>Overall, do you think increased trade between the United States and China
>would mostly help or mostly hurt [see below]?"
>
>(Percentages)
> Help Hurt No Difference No Opinion
>
>U.S. workers 28 57 4 11
...but, as posted here on Mar 28:
>Americans Lean Toward Trade Pact With China
>
>3/23/00 -- By a 48% to 38% margin, Americans support the agreement that
>would allow China to join the World Trade Organization. Still, Americans
>have mostly an unfavorable view of the communist country, think of its
>relationship with the United States mostly as unfriendly, and -- because of
>nuclear weapons -- consider China to be a potentially serious threat to both
>the United States and world peace. On the other hand, if China were to
>attack Taiwan, Americans would oppose defending the island by a margin of
>52% to 37%.
>
> View full release at
>http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr000323.asp
...and on Apr 10:
>"Do you favor or oppose the recent agreement between the United
>States and China that would allow China to join the World Trade
>Organization?"
>
> favor oppose DK/NA
>total 48 38 14
>
>sex
> male 52 39 9
> female 44 38 18
>
>race
> white 49 38 13
> nonwhite 44 37 19
> black 41 39 20
>
>age
> 18-29 61 26 13
> 30-49 49 39 12
> 50-64 48 41 11
> 65+ 34 45 21
>
>education
> postgrad 51 37 12
> college grad 57 35 8
> some college 45 43 12
> HS or less 47 36 17
>
>income
> $75k+ 60 32 8
> 50k+ 53 38 9
> 30-50k 47 37 16
> 20-30k 47 39 14
> less than 20k 45 38 17
>
>religious right
> part of 42 44 14
> support 36 53 11
> oppose 53 39 8
>Another detail from the Gallup/CNN poll on China's WTO entry.
>"Repub+lean" means Republican plus independents who lean towards
>Republican.
>
> favor oppose DK/NA
>Republican 44 45 11
>Repub+lean 43 47 10
>Democrat 53 33 14
>Dem+lean 56 31 13
>
>independent 48 36 16