There are 146 entries in the GLOSS*arama starting with the letter I.

Entries 1 through 35:

• I
• IADB
• IBT
• IDB
• identification lag
• IEBNR
• IMF
• immigration
• impact lag
• imperfect competition
• implementation lag
• implicit collusion
• implicit cost
• implicit logrolling
• implicit opportunity cost
• implicit price deflator
• import
• import quota
• import substitution
• imports
• imports line
• in-kind payment
• incentive
• income
• income change, utility analysis
• income distribution
• income earned but not received
• income effect
• income elasticity of demand
• income received but not earned
• income statement
• income tax
• income, demand determinant
• income-expenditure model
• income-price model

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A reasonable proposition about the workings of the world that is inspired or implied by a theory and which may or may not be true. A hypothesis is essentially a prediction made by a theory that can be compared with observations in the real world. A hypothesis usually takes the form: "If A, then also B." The essence of the scientific method is to test, or verify, hypotheses against real world data. If supported by data over and over again, a hypothesis becomes a principle.

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It's time to give up our attempts to enter the Merciless Monolithic Media Masters Cable Television Company, Inc. office and take care of other pressing business -- taxes. The next stop on our excursion through the economy is the Shady Valley City Hall, where we need to momentarily, and begrudgingly, pause so that I may pay my semi-annual property tax bill. This is the least enjoyable stop -- at least for me -- on our journey. Grumble. Grumble. Grumble.

Of course I hate to pay taxes! But, then again, who doesn't? Taxes are one of those annoying and evil necessities of life that simply can't be avoided.

Or can they? Do we have to pay taxes? A quick visit to a bookstore will produce dozens of books telling you how to avoid taxes by investing here or buying this or doing that. Better yet, if we could rid ourselves of the inefficient, bloated, incompetent, do-nothing government, then you and I wouldn't have to pay taxes. Right? We could use our hard-earned income to buy stuff that we want, rather than letting the inefficient, bloated, incompetent, do-nothing government spend it on stuff that we don't want, don't know anything about, and will never need. Right?
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time waiting for visits from door-to-door solicitors wanting to buy either a small, foam rubber football or an instructional DVD on learning to the play the oboe. Be on the lookout for high interest rates.
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