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During the rebuilding efforts after a catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid fault,qualified construction workers are in very short supply in the region from St.Louis to Memphis.As a result,the HR director of a large commercial construction company is proposing to the CEO that he consider hiring non-violent ex-felons who have served their sentences in prison who can be quickly trained to do basic construction jobs.The CEO is rather alarmed at this suggestion.The HR director's best argument is that although ex-felons are a non-traditional labor source,


A) felons have so few other job opportunities they will be loyal employees.
B) the CEO can either hire felons or lose out on potentially lucrative construction contracts.
C) in order to encourage employment of felons the federal government gives their employers significant tax breaks.
D) construction is a good job match for felons because it is a dangerous job which appeals to their risk-taking personalities.

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