Trade is just another technology

The Irony of Outsourcing (VentureBlog). "But we won't [ban new techonlogies], because technological progress makes us all wealthier. Our bargain with each other is that we can't stop the technology that hurts our own jobs (trade) as long as others can't stop us from producing the technology that hurts theirs. In the end, we'll do better living in a society that is advancing rather than one that protects all our current positions by preventing innovation."