American workers and voters are more anxious about job security and more willing to blame anything for job insecurity because they have seen the most profound deterioration in labor market conditions in the memory of anyone younger than eighty-five. That slack labor market is powering this swing of the protectionist pendulum.
让美国的工人和选举人更为焦虑的是工作保障。由于目睹了85年来最为严重的劳动力市场衰退，他们更愿意将工作没有保障的情况归罪于任何事。正是疲软的劳动力市场在驱动着保护主义的钟摆。