Question

A congress woman from a state with several ball-bearing factories explains that it is necessary to impose trade restrictions, such as a tariff, on the ball-bearing industry to protect workers in the domestic ball-bearing industry. The congress woman claims that without trade protection, there will be layoffs, causing many U.S. workers in the ball-bearing industry to become unemployed.Which of the following Justifications is the president using to argue for the trade restriction on ball bearings? a. Unfair-competition argument b. Infant-industry argument c. Jobs argument d. National-security argument e. Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Jobs argument

Explanation:

The job preservation argument is brought up by unions to look out for union jobs.