02567cam a2200349 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000250009002000220011503500240013704000320016104200140019305000240020708200160023124501180024724600390036524600200040425000130042426000710043730000330050850400510054150512390059265100470183165100470187865100470192565100510197270000220202385600810204585600910212614860465AUA.120150511123110.0070522s2008    iaua     b    001 0 eng d  a  2007275515  a9780073527253 (pbk.)  a0073527254 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)ocn123079258  aVVScVVSdYDXCPdBAKERdDLC  alccopycat00aHC 106.7b.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