Missouri headlines have been filled recently with news of businesses closing their plants to move their work to low-wage countries. One company recently announced that it is moving over 600 jobs from metropolitan St. Louis to offshore locations such as Mexico and the Dominican Republic. In addition, other businesses in Missouri are cutting thousands of jobs each year in response to foreign competition.
Current trade policies need changes to return trade efficiency to U.S.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 | 12:00 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:51 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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