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001 2007275515
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010 $a 2007275515
020 $a9780073527253 (pbk.)
020 $a0073527254 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn123079258
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050 00 $aHC106.7$b.T34 2008
245 00 $aTaking sides.$pClashing views on economic issues /$cselected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello.
246 30 $aClashing views on economic issues
246 30 $aEconomic issues
250 $a13th ed.
260 $aDubuque, Iowa :$bMcGraw-Hill/Contemporary Learning Series,$cc2008.
300 $axx, 396 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPt. 1. Microeconomic issues: Are profits the only business of business?; Are CEOs paid what they are worth?; Is there discrimination in U.S. labor markets?; Is the new Medicare part D drug benefit good health care policy?; Are health savings accounts the right medicine for the ills of the health care industry?; Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation? -- Pt. 2. Macroeconomic issues: Is Wal-Mart good for the economy?; Should Social Security be changed to include personal retirement accounts?; Should the double taxation of corporate dividends be eliminated?; Are credit card companies exploiting American consumers?; Should minimum wage and living wage laws be eliminated?;Do unskilled immigrants hurt the American economy? -- Pt. 3. The World around us: Are protectionist policies bad for America?; Should we sweat about sweatshops?; Are the costs of global warming too high to ignore?; Are spending cuts the right way to balance the Federal Government's budget?;Has the North American Free Trade Agreement benefited the Economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States?; Is the No Child Left Behind Act working?;Will the creation of an ownership society make the American economy more efficient and more equitable?
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y1971-1981.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y1981-1993.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y1993-2001.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y2001-
700 1 $aBonello, Frank J.