Suppose you work for an apparel manufacturing company that has a factory in a small rural town in Michigan. The apparel manufacturing factory is the town's primary source of income. The company has placed you in charge of investigating the firm's decision to move the factory to El Salvador. If the company moves its manufacturing to El Salvador, it can produce apparel at a much lower cost. Explain what a modern rights theorist would consider under these circumstances.
What will be an ideal response?
Students' responses may vary. A modern rights theorist would determine whether anyone's rights are negatively affected by an alternative. If several rights are affected, the rights theorist will determine which right is more important or trumps the other rights, and choose the alternative that respects the most important right. For example, if the alternative is to move to El Salvador, the employees of Michigan, among others, are negatively affected. Yet if the manufacturing plant does not move, potential employees in El Salvador are likely to be harmed.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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