Why Is It Advantageous to Employers to Have a Large

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why is it advantageous to employers to have a large number of marginal people (uneducated and/or undocumented) in the work force?

• A) Because desperate people will work for very low wages, thus depressing wages for all workers
• B) To have someone to blame for industrial accidents
• C) To have someone to blame for unionization efforts, thus depressing interest in unions among more educated workers
• D) Because employers want the opportunity to improve society by raising people out of poverty

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