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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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ECONOMIC PROFIT The difference between the total opportunity cost of production and the total revenue received by a firm. Economic profit is what remains after ALL opportunity cost associated with production (including a normal profit) is deducted from the revenue generated by the production. Economic profit is one of three alternative notions of profit. The other two are accounting profit and normal profit.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time searching the newspaper want ads hoping to buy either income tax software or a how-to book on the art of negotiation. Be on the lookout for poorly written technical manuals.
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Much of the $15 million used by the United States to finance the Louisiana Purchase from France was borrowed from European banks.
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"All things are difficult before they are easy." -- Thomas Fuller, Physician
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