Don't forget that there are gains to trade. It's not just redistributive; more people are making more stuff (aka creating wealth). The pie gets bigger. The risk

Don't forget that there are gains to trade. It's not just redistributive; more people are making more stuff (aka creating wealth). The pie gets bigger. The risk is that some people's slice gets smaller, even in absolute terms. Poor people who are still employed also gain from globalization, because their inputs become cheaper. Above all, too high a rate of change is what causes dislocation and destroys lives, when large segments of the population are left without valuable skills.