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FARM PROBLEM: The short-run situation in which weather variability creates large fluctuations in farm prices, combined with the long-run situation in which technological advances increase production capabilities even though the demand for agricultural production declines relative to the growth of the overall economy. Taken together these two situations lead to highly unstable farm incomes that tend to decline over time. The solution to this problem has been significant government intervention in the agricultural industry, especially through assorted subsidies and price floors.
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS A group of people with shared interests who have more to gain or lose from a candidate, issue, or policy and thus try extra hard to ensure that the political system is aware of their preferences. Special interest groups are the other side of the coin of voter apathy. Motivated rational choices, some people have little or no involvement in the political system others have a great deal. The study of public choice indicates that special interest groups are one source of government inefficiency. Other sources are politicians, voters, and government bureaucracies.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time visiting every yard sale in a 30-mile radius seeking to buy either a New York Yankees baseball cap or a solid oak entertainment center. Be on the lookout for slow moving vehicles with darkened windows.
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A thousand years before metal coins were developed, clay tablet "checks" were used as money by the Babylonians.
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"Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you donžt live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too. " -- Albert Schweitzer, humanitarian
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ECU
European Currency Unit
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