[Related to the Chapter Opener on page 216] While running for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders opposed the TransPacific Partnership in part because he...

[Related to the Chapter Opener on page 216] While running for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president,

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders opposed the TransPacific Partnership in part because he believed that as

a result of the agreement, “the U.S. will lose more than

130,000 jobs to Vietnam and Japan alone.” Do you agree

that reducing barriers to trade reduces the number of jobs

available to workers in the United States? Briefly explain.

Source: Bernie Sanders, “Senator Bernie Sanders: The Trans-Pacific

Trade (TPP) Agreement Must Be Defeated,” www.sanders.senate.gov/

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