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COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: The ability to produced one good at a relatively lower opportunity cost than other goods. While pointy-headed economists developed this idea for nations, it's extremely important for people. A comparative advantage means that no matter how good (or bad) you are at producing stuff, there's always something that you're best (or least worst) at doing. Moreover, because you can produce this one thing by giving up less than what others give up, you can sell it or trade it to them. This idea of comparative advantage means that people and nations can benefit by specialization and exchange. You do what you do best, then trade to someone else for what they do best. Both sides in this trade get more and are thus better off after than before.
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TAX EFFICIENCY Taxes, mandatory payments used to finance government operations, inherently disrupt the allocation of resources. This disruption might be good, correcting an otherwise inefficient allocation caused by pollution or market control. However, for an already efficiency allocation, a tax creates and inefficient wedge between the demand price and the supply price. This tax is generally paid partially by buyers and partially by sellers, which the tax incidence. Inefficiency arises because a tax reduces the total amount of consumer surplus and producer surplus, which is deadweight loss.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time waiting for visits from door-to-door solicitors looking to buy either storage boxes for your winter clothes or several magazines on time travel. Be on the lookout for letters from the Internal Revenue Service.
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A scripophilist is one who collects rare stock and bond certificates, usually from extinct companies.
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"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them." -- Ann Landers, columnist
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ICTB
International Customs Tariffs Bureau
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