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DISCRETIONARY INCOME: After-tax income over which a person (or the entire household sector) has more or less complete discretionary control, which can be then used for either consumption or saving. Discretionary income is most commonly measured at the macroeconomic level by disposable income.
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BLUE PLACIDOLA
Your compete MICRO*scope for today
You are the type of person who maintains an oasis of calm in the midst of any storm. Family and friends seem to be really, really stressed out most of the time. Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers seeking to buy either a cross-cut paper shredder or a birthday greeting card for your father. Be on the lookout for crowded shopping malls. You should consider shopping at stores or businesses beginning with the letter A, but do not buy any products with a serial number or product code containing the number 877868. Your preferred shopping venue is department stores. Your special symbol is the at sign (@).
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As a Blue Placidola, you are easy-going and even-tempered, calm and composed. For you, the hectic pace of a crowded shopping mall during the holiday rush is nothing, it's little more than a tranquil stroll in the park. Life is good. Life goes on. Why worry. You are a happy shopper and you seldom fret over trivial details of a market exchange, in part because you are astute enough to get moderately low prices and relatively good deals.
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RATIONING The distribution or allocation of a limited commodity, usually accomplished based on a standard or criterion. The two primary methods of rationing are markets and governments. Rationing is needed due to the scarcity problem. Because wants and needs are unlimited, but resources are limited, available commodities must be rationed out to competing uses.
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Gambling On A State LOTTERYYou might recall during our discussion of gambling in the entry appropriately titled gambling, that I purchased $5 worth of Super Luck-O Multi-State Lottery tickets at the Master's Sprocket convenience store. Well, the day of the big drawing came and went. I was about as close to winning as the planet Pluto is to buying a Hot Mamma Fudge Bananarama Ice Cream Sundae on a cold winter morning. At least the five dollars I paid for lottery tickets goes to a good cause. The state uses a share of the proceeds for education, and that keeps my taxes lower. If you'll excuse me for a moment, I've got another ten bucks in my pocket screaming for the chance to by some more Super Luck-O Multi-State Lottery tickets. While I'm doing that, why don't you see if this is a wise consumption move on my part.
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The word "fiscal" is derived from a Latin word meaning "moneybag."
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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle
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American Stock Exchange
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