The Increasing Frequency with Which U

The increasing frequency with which U.S. companies are trimming their health care plans, freezing wages, and laying off employees is a consequence of

A) the competitive global economy.
B) the abrupt recent downturn in the U.S. economy.
C) the labor unions' insistence on salary and benefit raises.
D) the sharply rising wages of manual and service workers.
E) the relative lack of competition.