1.  What is the main idea of Mr. Stossel's commentary?

2.  Define refute and outsourcing.

3.  How does Tom Palmer refute the following ideas:

• U.S. companies exploit people in Third World countries (see para. 6-9)
• outsourcing hurts Americans (see para. 12-16)

4.  What point does Mr. Palmer make about China?

5.  Ask a parent to discuss your answers, and refute any arguments of Mr. Palmer with which he/she disagrees.