Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Socialize

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To spread an individual’s wealth or value to society at large

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Karl Marx

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Founder of Socialism.

“Production should come from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”

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3
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External Costs

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Costs that naturally spill over to others

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4
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Externalities

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External Costs and Benefits

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5
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Eminent Domain

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Where property is taken for state public use, but the owner is compensated

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6
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Civil Forfeiture

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Where a person is suspected of committing a crime and that person’s property is seized because it is suspected of having contributed to the crime

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7
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The pursuit of happiness

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the right to hold and use property freely, to choose one’s profession, to make contracts and travel.

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8
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Incentive Problem of Socialism

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socialism separates production and consumption, taking away incentives to voluntarily serve.

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9
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Authoritarian choice

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Where the states decisions are made by a dictator

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10
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Fascism

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where the state does not take the title to property, but orders the use of that property

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11
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Milton Friedman on Greed

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Leaders of all states are greedy, but capitalism harnesses that greed and uses it to better society

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