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Although the bill would only apply to companies that comply with international labor laws, this scenario raises questions about exploitation and whether increasing business for large companies is the best way in which to develop poorer countries. For example, factories often lift the economy by providing new jobs, only to devastate it when they leave a few years later, having found cheaper labor elsewhere. However, although African textile unions object to the mandate to buy American fabrics, they overwhelmingly support the bill, which they hope will lead to increasingly more open markets. Indeed, the bill has the cross-cultural appeal...
...significant portion of students fail, the dropout rate will skyrocket, and it will be disproportionately students from poorer districts who need a solid secondary education the most. Many students who come to school, pass their classes and fulfill graduation requirements will leave without a diploma, which is a prerequisite to advancement in today's technology-driven economy. There must be some less painful way to improve educational standards in Massachusetts...
...environmentalists concerned about the modified fish's potential impact on wildlife. They say that although the experimental fish are bred to be sterile, one mistake - one fish that escapes - could ruin wild populations. The GM fish are known to have a lower egg-survival rate, weaker muscle structure and poorer swimming performance than normal salmon. But the economic arguments seem sure to outweigh the environmental ones. "After all, we've practically fished out our oceans already," says TIME science writer Frederic Golden, "and we need an alternative supply." To counter the risks, the developers of GM fish say they will...
...Begley Jr., actor-proponent of electric cars: "I'm not happy that a lot of poorer people have to pay exorbitant prices, but the point is, we shouldn't have to deal with OPEC nations. We have a lot of natural gas right here in the U.S.A., and most of our car trips are 40 miles or less. Let's use electric vehicles...
...current price rise. Prices are high in most European nations because of gas taxes, not supply constraints, and these taxes send revenue to the governments rather than OPEC--revenue that can be used to build public transportation systems, fund alternative fuels research, mitigate environmental damage or compensate the poorer citizens and gas-dependent industries disproportionately affected...