For decades, the prevailing economic framework taught us to see people only as consumers — to boost their well-being by delivering them the cheapest goods at the lowest prices, not by the work they do or the communities they sustain. That is a choice about what we value. And I think it’s the wrong one. I think trade policy should start with whether people have dignified, productive work — and whether the gains of economic growth reach the communities that make it possible.

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