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Minimum wage, discrimination and inequality

Minimum wages laws perversely affect the people they are trying to help by destroying opportunities to learn in the marketplace.

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Economic woe based in morals

Capitalism is not to blame for our economic problems. Look no further than falling morals.

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Capitalize on your natural advantage for fast, low-cost, significant sales.

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