Which of These Workers Would Be Most Typical of the Economy

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of these workers would be most typical of the economy in America today?

• A) a 55-year-old man who works on the assembly line at Boeing making aircraft parts
• B) an 18-year-old college dropout who hacks into credit card companies' computer systems and uses cybertheft to pay the bills
• C) a 25-year-old woman who paints dollhouse furniture and sells it on eBay
• D) a 22-year-old man who has a union job doing construction in New York City
• E) a 30-year-old woman who works as a customer service representative for a cell phone company

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