What was a result of the laissez-faire economic policies followed by the Federal Government between the Civil?
None of the above. The Federal government did NOT follow laissez-faire policies. Laissez-fAire means "hands off", "no intervention", etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-fai... It does NOT mean "no regulation. The government may not have regulated all that much, but it actively promoted the big business interests with subsidies of all sorts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Rai... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_w... http://www.essential.org/features/corporatesocialism.html http://internationalecon.com/Trade/Tch20/T20-3.php supported the corporations against the workers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_busting etc. None of this is laissez faire. Even Republicans such as Eisenhower realized the extent to which the government was involved with the big corporations was dangerous for the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex In those cases where the government did keep hands off, at the request of big business, we got major shocks: the Great Depression and the current/recent recession as the most obvious examples. BTW, note that all of the above is true even if you meant 1890 and not 1990. Instead of the Great Depression and the current recession, I'd use the Long Depression (1873 - 1879) as an example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Depression
What are some examples of monopolies in the United States?
There are very few examples of real, authentic monopolies in the United States, as we’ve had (for about 100 years now) anti-trust laws put in place that can check.Most cities that you will visit may have Government-granted monopolies, where the US government has a single company control the entire service that they supply in that one district.Utilities are by far the most common (cable, power, water, etc.) like Mediacom (I hope you die) and Comcast (I hope you die more).I hate you, Mediacom.However, there are some companies that do hold vast market shares for certain products, and, in some cases, control the whole product, worldwide.First, a near-monopoly.A menace to the industry.You probably haven’t heard of this company, but they own and design more than 80 percent of eyewear brands on the market today. From Persol to Ray Ban, Luxottica has been accused multiple times (for good reason) of jacking up the rates of spectacles for monetary gain. After its acquisition of vision insurance company EyeMed, it also owns a significant chunk of the buyer’s market as well.Now, to an actual monopoly.You didn’t think I was going to say this, were you?SiriusXM Holdings, once two separate companies called Sirius and XM, own the market of satellite radio. SiriusXM Radio is available on 60% of new automobiles, and is the only satellite radio service in the world to exist at the moment.These are two examples of monopolies (in a broader sense) in the market today. I recommend that you just do a quick Google search (speaking of near-monopolies) if you want more information on the subject.
What are some good examples of monopolies?
Daniel Garcia has already explained that specific Authorities are devoted to prevent monopolistic power. This is obtained through penalties or regulatory powers to which Authorities are entitled.We want to prevent monopoly because it can be mathematical described as such a situation in which lower quantities are sold at a hig price, respect to a concorrential market.However, there are industries in which the optimum number of firms in the market is one.The natural monopoly occurs when in the range of significant production the cost function is subadditive: this means that the costs incurred by one enterprise to produce the entire quantity demanded are lower than those that would support two or more companies simultaneously on the market . Natural monopolyUnder these conditions , the presence of a single operator is more efficient.The main examples of natural monopolies are related to the construction of infrastructure, or rather networks, such as: rail, road and motorway network , the network for the distribution of water , gas , electricity , ports , airports.Different Regulations are adopted around the world, but basically the State owns that network and the service is provided by private enterprises on the basis of a contract.The question still remain ambiguous, as stated by Chris Goodwin, if we just consider that the Category:Monopolies can be intended n several ways.Another good example is this::-)
Do you think guns should be just for the military?
No and lets look at this from another perspective.How about knives, spears or axes? All of which started out as weapons and then went on to become tools. Tools for taking game, processing game, cutting items, construction or other mundane needs.Guns can be used for so much more than military uses. Such as individual defense, hunting, sporting games, line launching, varmint removal, signaling, and just plain plinking for fun.Not to mention that once any single group controls the weapons of the day such as modern firearm it makes it too easy for them to take control and gain power. There are a lot of people that don't trust what they call the "Military Industrial Complex" but the same people are usually the ones that wants that same group to be the only one with the guns.
In the Israeli-Palestinian, does an acceptable deal and solution look like from the Palestinian side, one that has a realistic hope of being a basis of negotiation?
The Palestinians have already put reasonable deals on the table a long time ago. The problem is that Israel has to pander to its hard-core conservatives.The Palestinians have basically offered this:The 1967 borders with land swaps. The land swaps are to allow Israel to keep settlements contiguous to the borders. However, no more land is to be taken from the Palestinians (currently Israel offers are to only grab about 5% more land than they already have).Limited right of return. The Palestinians have offered about 25,000 per year for 10 or 15 years. For comparision, Israel is expected to allow 40,000 to 60,000 new Jewish immigrants during this time. Along with this offer, the Palestinians want Israel contributions to a resettlement fund for refugees that decide not to return.Equitable sharing of water rights.Recognition of Palestine. A no-brainer.Jerusalem as an international city. Some variants are to divide it along recent ethnic lines.Demilitarization of Palestine. The Palestinians would have police forces, but would not have offensive or defensive military capability. Right of Israeli planes to overfly Palestine*.Recognition of Israel. Well, this has already been done.That is about it, really. Israel has the most problems with giving up the illegal, intrusive settlements, such as Ariel, and would have a lot of political and civil problems dismantling the outposts and other settlement areas.I see variants of this question asked a lot, even though the Palestinian offers are easily available. What about the opposite question: What is the Israeli offer?Update. I believe this was part of the final stages of the negotiation, though my link doesn’t specify this.
Is America the most powerful military power?
The guy who said the British is the best is a HATER!! Why are you hating on the US Military? you supposely are the best trained blah blah blah, that don't mean sh!t to US. I even heard the Americans had to save your @ss in ww1 and ww2. ww3 is coming soon, i bet history is gonna repeat itself, and we are gonna have to save your @sses yet again..lol US military is the best in the world PERIOD. The US has gone thru a lot more than the british, people call us nosey. Maybe it's because we are the most powerful Country in the World with the most powerful Military in the World, and we ain't afraid of nobody, cause WE ARE the BEST! But even though i said that about the british, i have great respect for them, because they are among the best, but not #1.
Explain briefly. a)Economics cost and accounting cost b)Free market economy and mixed economy?
Accounting cost is the costs that are associated with doing business such as overhead, advertising, purchasing supplies, etc. Economic cost includes these, but also includes opportunity cost, or the value of the best opportunity that has to be foregone in order to pursue the current endeavor. A free market economy is one in which the market is unregulated and supply and demand are allowed to dictate what gets produced and what the price will be. There are no clear examples of a free market economy, because no pure free market economy exists. China is definitely NOT a free market. It is more of a command economy. Supply and demand is not allowed to fluctuate and control prices. Just look at their exchange rate, which is the price of their currency. It is fixed, and is not regulated by supply and demand. A mixed economy is one that is generally free market, but has some regulations on the economy. A good example of this is the United States. We have a mixed economy. While the market is generally unregulated, we do have regulations that prohibit monopolies. We also have certain price ceilings and such that are in some areas, such as rent control and the like. Thus, we are more of a mixed economy. Hope this helps.