By killing "fast track" procedures that guarantee a yes-or-no vote on trade agreements within 90 days, Democratic lawmakers in Washington have destroyed the credibility of the United States as a reliable trading partner, says C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. [snip]
• The United States has been effectively removed from any significant international trade negotiations for the foreseeable future.Peterson Institute studies show that the U.S. economy is $1 trillion per year richer as a result of trade liberalization, and that America would gain another $500 billion per year if the world could move to totally free trade.
• Current and former chief trade officials of three of the world's largest trading entities have indicated that, since the House action, the U.S. has lost all credibility.
The European Union, and the large and dynamic economies of Asia, will now strike trade compacts among themselves that discriminate against America rather than attempt deals with her. The United States will lose billions of dollars worth of exports and the associated high-paying jobs -- just at a time when improvements in our trade balance, fortified by continuing growth abroad and a highly competitive dollar, are cushioning our slowdown.
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