Which of the Following Instances Best Exemplifies the Concept of Buycotting

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following instances best exemplifies the concept of buycotting?

• A) withholding federal income taxes to protest an unpopular war
• B) demonstrating outside a local restaurant that hires illegal aliens paid "under the table"
• C) refusing to purchase items from a company that benefits from sweatshop labor
• D) forgoing commodities such as bananas and coffee that cannot be produced locally
• E) walking several blocks out of one's way, past several other eateries, to dine at a café that serves only eggs from free-range hens

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