02553cam a2200349 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000150007102000250008602000220011103500240013304000230015704200140018005000230019408200160021724501180023324600390035124600200039025000130041026000710042330000330049450400510052750512390057865100470181765100470186465100470191165100510195870000220200985600810203185600910211214860465OSt20210309160517.0070522s2008    iaua     b    001 0 eng d  a2007275515  a9780073527253 (pbk.)  a0073527254 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)ocn123079258  aVVScCUKdCUKbeng  alccopycat00aHC106.7b.T34 200800a330.97322200aTaking Sides.pClashing Views on Economic Issues /cselected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello.30aClashing views on  economic issues30aEconomic issues  a13th ed.  aDubuque, Iowa :bMcGraw-Hill/Contemporary Learning Series,cc2008.  axx, 396 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.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? 0aUnited StatesxEconomic policyy1971-1981. 0aUnited StatesxEconomic policyy1981-1993. 0aUnited StatesxEconomic policyy1993-2001. 0aUnited StatesxEconomic conditionsy2001-2009.1 aBonello, Frank J.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0712/2007275515.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2007275515-d.html