In the U.S., the trade adjustment assistance:
A)provides workers who have been displaced from import-competing firms with an unemployment compensation for at least 24 months.
B)provides subsidies to firms who produce exportable commodities.
C)provides incentives for workers to search for new jobs outside the import-competing industry before they lose their jobs in these industries.
D)is often criticized on the ground that it leads to a huge drain of government funds.

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The trade adjustment assistance program provides workers who have been displaced from import-competing firms with an unemployment compensation for at least 24 months. It is designed to aid workers who have lost their jobs due to increased imports or outsourcing.

In the U.S., the Trade Adjustment Assistance