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Ever wondered why the legal drinking age in the US is 21? Here's a true and touching story:
Candy Lightner lost her 13-year-old daughter in 1980, killed by a drunk driver. She gathered a number of other mothers who had a similar story and founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). In a few years they succeeded in pushing for some laws that prevent such tragedies, such as lowering the acceptable blood alcohol level and raising the legal drinking age to 21.
What Candy Lightner and MADD have done is an example of .
Sometimes an interest group tries to influence the parliament and pass a law that limits competition in their market. This kind of activity is called .
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Free enterprise means a society where private enterprises can do whatever they want.
Economic rent is:
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Which of the following is an example of rent-seeking?
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Consider this story:
After learning about the tragic history of the First Nations children, a Dawson student became an activist against boarding schools. With the help of other humanitarian agencies, she engaged in educating some African communities about their rights and pushing for more equity in those countries.
What this student did is an example of .
Lobbying is:
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This question is based on the tenth and eleventh slides of the video above (minutes 10:30-13:20).
AI reduces discrimination and abuse because:
This question is based on the tenth and eleventh slides of the video above (minutes 10:30-13:20).
Whether we should promote or demote technology is a subjective matter and we can't reach a consensus on it.
This question is based on the seventh slide of the video above (minutes 7:40-9:20).
Better technology reduces the value of human work.