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LAISSEZ FAIRE: A french term that translates into "leave us alone." It has become the rallying cry for many business leaders of the second estate who oppose government intervention, regulation, or even taxation. It's based on the belief that markets alone can achieve an efficient allocation of our resources. This laissez faire philosophy of should be contrasted directly with the philosophy of paternalism, which essentially says "Government needs to care for you because you can't care for yourself."

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS

The official unemployment rate, which measures the proportion of the civilian labor force 16 years or older that is not engaged in productive activities but is actively seeking employment, might be either overstated or understated due to discouraged workers, part-time workers, and unreported legal or illegal employment. Taken together, these measurement problems suggest that the official unemployment rate is likely understated during business-cycle contraction and overstated during business-cycle expansions.

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time flipping through the yellow pages looking to buy either a replacement remote control for your television or a replacement nozzle for your shower. Be on the lookout for strangers with large satchels of used undergarments.
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Only 1% of the U.S. population paid income taxes when the income tax was established in 1914.
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

-- Dwight Eisenhower, 34th US president

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