The labor constituency, ever fearful of import competition, has undermined trade policy. It has also shifted aid policy in directions that assign priority to areas where the returns to US efforts are relatively minuscule.
第二个错误观念是“要贸易，不要援助”的口号。这一口号给了人们贸易不如对外援助重要的错误观念。劳动选民总是担心来自进口品的竞争，他们在破坏贸易政策。这一口号还改变了援助政策，将给美国带来的回报相对较少的地区列为援助首选地区。