In some places, especially Scandinavian countries, those harmed by trade saw the damage limited and repaired by government programs. The state trained workers for new careers when they lost jobs while helping them with their bills while they were out of work. But in the United States, spending on social safety net programs had been gutted as Davos Man shrunk his tax bill. In Denmark27, when the typical breadwinner in a family of four lost their job, they could count on 88 percent of their previous income six months later, thanks to unemployment benefits and other social programs. In the United
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