For too long, Europe and Japan have subordinated the quest for full employment to other goals, whether extremely low inflation (Europe) or avoiding the costs of a bubble economy (Japan). Convincing ordinary American voters that trade liberalization is a positive force will be easier when the US is not the only locomotive pulling world demand forward, and not the world's importer of last resort.
长久以来，欧洲和日本一直将寻求充分就业让位于其它的目标-或是极低的通货膨胀（欧洲），或是规避泡沫经济的成本（日本）。当美国不再是唯一拉动世界需求的火车头，也不再是"救命稻草"式的进口国时，说服美国的普通选举人相信贸易自由化是一种积极的力量会容易很多。