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Welfare
makes people lazy and hurts the economy in the long run.
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2.
The economy must grow continuously--otherwise
it stagnates or dies.
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3.
People
naturally seek to gain the greatest monetary advantage for themselves
in any
exchange.
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4.
Everybody
deserves an equal chance to make it, and everybody should accept the
consequences if they fail.
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5.
In general,
employees do the minimum amount of work necessary to earn their pay and
keep
their job.
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6.
Nobody can
rightly complain about their position in life if they have been given
an equal
opportunity to compete in school and work.
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7.
A free
market cannot be trusted to provide adequate protection for the disadvantaged.
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8.
Globalization of the economy isn't an option, it’s an
inevitability.
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9.
Programs
aimed at helping balance inequalities have a necessary place in our
society.
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10.
In
general, people put their own welfare before that of their friends and
even
their family.
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11.
People born
into bad circumstances deserve our help to give them a chance in life.
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12.
We should
maximize free enterprise and minimize government interference.
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13.
Free
enterprise can run almost everything, including universities and hospitals,
better than government
bureaucrats.
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14.
People are
naturally selfish, even if they aren't willing to admit it.
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15.
Our free
markets function in the long run so that people get the products they
want at
the lowest possible price.
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16. Governments should not interfere
with economic
markets, but they do have a
responsibility to help individuals in need.
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17.
Everybody
wins from free trade in the end.
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18.
The less
environmentalists interfere with the free market, the better things
will be for
the economy, and for the environment as well.
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19.
The best
government is the one that least interferes with the economy and the
markets.
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20.
As long as
people have a free choice in the marketplace, business cannot
be blamed
for consumer's mistakes.
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21.
If a person
is reasonably competent and they really want to work, they
will
generally be able to find a job.
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22.
The primary
function of government is the enforcement of contracts, not
telling
people what to do.
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23.
The
strongest economies are based on individual selfishness.
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24.
It’s
natural that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
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25.
Although
they are not necessarily aware of it, people generally make their
choices on
the basis of economic or material advantage.
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26. Free enterprise is the best way
to run an economy,
but social programs to
help needy individuals also have their place.
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27.
Free
economic markets benefit the rich, but hurt the poor.
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