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GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS: Activities that are more efficiently performed by government than by private sector households and business. In fact, historical evidence (that is, 10,000 years of civilization--more or less) strongly indicates that we, regularly human-being-type people, are willing to put of with the coercive shenanigans of government (taxes, laws, regulations, abuse of power, oppression of the masses, meaningless wars) only because government does perform useful functions. Fire is the best analogy for government. When raging out of control both fire and government can cause horrific devastation. But when controlled, both can provide unparalleled good.

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RULE OF CONSUMER EQUILIBRIUM

A condition of consumer equilibrium and utility maximization stating that the marginal utility-price ratios for all goods are equal. This rule is a handy way of checking for consumer equilibrium and utility maximization. If the rule is not satisfied, then consumer equilibrium and utility maximization are not achieved.

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time searching the newspaper want ads seeking to buy either a coffee cup commemorating the first day of winter or a video game player. Be on the lookout for vindictive digital clocks with revenge on their minds.
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, almost 2 million children were employed as factory workers.
"One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine with only interests."

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