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DISINVESTMENT: A drop in the total quantity of capital in the economy because the depreciation of existing capital is greater than investment in new capital. In other words, the capital we have is wearing out faster than we're replacing it with new stuff. This isn't good. At best, it limits economic growth and might even cause the economy's pie to shrink if increases in other resources don't kick in.
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DEADWEIGHT LOSS The decrease in the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus that results from the imposition of a tax. When a tax drives a wedge between demand price and supply price it disrupts what otherwise would be an efficient market equilibrium. Inefficiency arises because while a portion of the sum of consumer and producer surplus is merely transferred to government, a portion of this sum also disappears. The part that disappears is the deadweight loss and is an indicator of the inefficiency of the tax.
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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 an AC adapter for your CD player or storage boxes for your family photos. Be on the lookout for infected paper cuts.
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The 1909 Lincoln penny was the first U.S. coin with the likeness of a U.S. President.
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"One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine with only interests." -- John Stuart Mill
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LRAS
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