You are the president of a company, headquartered in Ontario. You need to open up a new manufacturing facility and have been considering a number of different sites. A board member notes that if the new plant is in North Caroline, costs will be about 20% lower, mostly due to fewer employee protections in that state (lower minimum wage, easier to terminate, lower chance of unionization). Assume this is accurate. Convince the board why opening in Michigan is a bad idea (consider both ethical and financial reasons).

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