For example, Canadian "brain drain" from technologyindustries to itslower-tax southernneighbor, the U. s., has been an important concernofCanadianpolicymakersin recent years.
The amended agreement, announced on a day when the U.S. unemployment rate ticked higher, sets the stage for a debate in Congress over whether free trade with a major Asian nation can deliver the promised benefits or will instead drain U.S. jobs.
Also, the Fed will experience future continuing operating losses as it adjusts its balance sheet which will make it a drain on the U.S. Treasury for years to come.