Some Observers Opposing Free Trade Argue That When We Buy

question 30

Multiple Choice

Some observers opposing free trade argue that when we buy shoes from Brazil or shirts from Taiwan, U.S. workers lose their jobs. The fact of the matter is that

• A) no U.S. worker has actually lost a job because of free trade.
• B) most jobs lost because of free trade pay less than the poverty level.
• C) free trade creates jobs in export industries.
• D) the jobs lost are concentrated in restricted geographic areas.

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