Questions - Manufacturing and Free Trade - January 24-25, 2012
45% Think Free Trade Good for U.S., 28% Disagree
Most Would Choose Foreign Over American If Product Is Better, Cheaper
55% Favor Government Subsidizing U.S. Manufacturing
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted January 24-25, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have you followed
recent news stories about proposals to reestablish a major manufacturing and
industrial base in the United States?
2* How important is it for the
United States to have a major manufacturing and industrial base?
3* When buying a product, how
important is it to buy something made in America?
4* Suppose
a foreign product has better quality and a lower price. In that case, would you
be more likely to buy the better product or buy American?
5* How likely is it that the United
States will once again have a major manufacturing and industrial base?
6* Should
government funds be used to subsidize manufacturers in this country through tax
credits and other incentives?
7* Is it more important to keep
manufacturing jobs in the United States or to keep prices low for American
consumers?
8* Is free
trade good or bad for the U.S. economy?
9* Some
countries pay their workers far less than American workers are paid.
Manufactured items from such countries often cost less than comparable American
products. Should the federal government place tariffs on goods from countries
that pay very low wages to their workers?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence