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Keystone XL Pipeline Case Study

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Disregarding some environmental factors related to the Keystone XL pipeline, I believe that it will do great justice to both Canada and the United States of America. This pipeline will create jobs, increase the economy, and strengthen American and Canadian energy security. Currently Canadian unemployment rate has increased vastly from March 2014 to 7.1% and the American rate has increased to 5.5%. By initiating this pipeline project, more than 42,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created and it will also add an additional 1.8 million employment in the US over the next 22 years. As the number of jobs increase, the economy will benefit from this highly because of taxes. From the taxes, both countries will have a vast amount money to support

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