Do imports threaten the jobs of people in the importing country?
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I believe jobs can affect the importing country. I believe this because when importing a good the good may not be bought in the other country as much as expected. This could often lead to layoffs or a possible company shut downs. If one particular country isn't really buying your good I would immediately pull it off their market because as an importer its hurting you and your employees if no one is buying the product. Also, before importing a good to a certain country you may want to try researching how well the good may affect the people in that certain country.
I do not think that imports threaten jobs. If there is a company that can produce the same product at a lower cost than the imports will go down and peoples jobs will stay in tact.
I think it would depend on what is being imported, and who controls those imports, is who might be in trouble, or threatened.
Say someone is trying to 'smuggle' anything illegal. Of course someone is probably going to get threatened, or forced to do something outside of their comfort zone. Possibly even get punished by law from the government.
But than again if it is legal, they would suffer any consequences. They are doing 'their job.'
They can. If someone is importing cheaper goods, this harms the industry manufacturing the goods in the importing nation. For example, cheap steel imports from abroad has largely destroyed the U.S. steel industry, and all the accompanying jobs. While overall, more jobs are created than lost, it is still significant to realize the potential losses.
Imports can both threaten jobs and create them. Obviously, if a company is exporting goods then they have to hire more people to make the goods to go to the importing country. But within the importing country jobs can be created because of increased competition. If a foreign country exports goods to the U.S. then this encourages U.S. companies to produce higher-quality goods in higher quantities in order to compete. This can create more jobs as U.S. companies turn to new advertising and product designs to differentiate themselves from the competition. On the other hand, though, imports can just as easily threaten the jobs of people in the importing country depending on what goods or services are being imported. Natural resources, for example, are not something that can necessarily be advertised differently or made better or worse. This is simply a product of the resources available to the country and requires countries to be able to specialize in order to become contenders in the global market.
Imports don’t destroy jobs. They destroy jobs in certain industries. But trade allows us to buy goods. That’s why we trade—to leverage the skills of others who can produce things more effectively than we can. Reasons why we import goods is because we sometimes can not make or produce a certain thing we need, such as food or things to make something else.
Do imports threaten the jobs of people in the importing country?
Yes, it does thrreaten the jobs of people from the importing country because the country no longer needs them to make the product becasuse they are getting it from someone else so that person it out of a job.
Imports do not hurt jobs of importing countries. By being able to import goods we buy what’s more cheaply than we otherwise could. It expand existing opportunities and to create new ones. That’s why we trade to have people with the skills that can produce things more effectively than we can, allowing us to make things we otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford.
I do not believe that imports will threaten the jobs of people in the importing country because there will allways be a need for workers to either sell the imported product or service.
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I believe jobs can affect the importing country. I believe this because when importing a good the good may not be bought in the other country as much as expected. This could often lead to layoffs or a possible company shut downs. If one particular country isn't really buying your good I would immediately pull it off their market because as an importer its hurting you and your employees if no one is buying the product. Also, before importing a good to a certain country you may want to try researching how well the good may affect the people in that certain country.
I do not think that imports threaten jobs. If there is a company that can produce the same product at a lower cost than the imports will go down and peoples jobs will stay in tact.
I think it would depend on what is being imported, and who controls those imports, is who might be in trouble, or threatened.
Say someone is trying to 'smuggle' anything illegal. Of course someone is probably going to get threatened, or forced to do something outside of their comfort zone. Possibly even get punished by law from the government.
But than again if it is legal, they would suffer any consequences. They are doing 'their job.'
They can. If someone is importing cheaper goods, this harms the industry manufacturing the goods in the importing nation. For example, cheap steel imports from abroad has largely destroyed the U.S. steel industry, and all the accompanying jobs. While overall, more jobs are created than lost, it is still significant to realize the potential losses.
Imports can both threaten jobs and create them. Obviously, if a company is exporting goods then they have to hire more people to make the goods to go to the importing country. But within the importing country jobs can be created because of increased competition. If a foreign country exports goods to the U.S. then this encourages U.S. companies to produce higher-quality goods in higher quantities in order to compete. This can create more jobs as U.S. companies turn to new advertising and product designs to differentiate themselves from the competition. On the other hand, though, imports can just as easily threaten the jobs of people in the importing country depending on what goods or services are being imported. Natural resources, for example, are not something that can necessarily be advertised differently or made better or worse. This is simply a product of the resources available to the country and requires countries to be able to specialize in order to become contenders in the global market.
Imports don’t destroy jobs. They destroy jobs in certain industries. But trade allows us to buy goods. That’s why we trade—to leverage the skills of others who can produce things more effectively than we can. Reasons why we import goods is because we sometimes can not make or produce a certain thing we need, such as food or things to make something else.
Do imports threaten the jobs of people in the importing country?
Yes, it does thrreaten the jobs of people from the importing country because the country no longer needs them to make the product becasuse they are getting it from someone else so that person it out of a job.
Imports do not hurt jobs of importing countries. By being able to import goods we buy what’s more cheaply than we otherwise could. It expand existing opportunities and to create new ones. That’s why we trade to have people with the skills that can produce things more effectively than we can, allowing us to make things we otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford.
I do not believe that imports will threaten the jobs of people in the importing country because there will allways be a need for workers to either sell the imported product or service.
I dont think that imports effect the jobs of other countries because there will always be jobs and the imports will go down.
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