Which would we choose . Wilderness or Mineral Development . In 1939, one american in six was unemployed. By 1942, we were fighting a great war and living better than we had in years. How did we increase production of both guns and butter during world war ii . In 1978, a troubled textile industry was told to spend 2 billion combating brownlung disease. By 1980, the Supreme Court was asked to choose between saving lives or jobs and profits. How much is a life worth . Wilderness or minerals . Guns or butter . Jobs or safety . We always face choices. Resources and scarcity. Whats economics all about . With the help of economic analyst richard gill, well examine that question on economics usa. Im david schoumacher. Whats economics all about . There have always been theoretical answers to that question, but reality complicates the most elegant theories. Economics usa is about theory and reality in 20thcentury america, and how people and events have shaped economic decisions that affect our l
By 1980, the Supreme Court was asked to choose between saving lives or jobs and profits. How much is a life worth . Wilderness or minerals . Guns or butter . Jobs or safety . We always face choices. Resources and scarcity. Whats economics all about . With the help of economic analyst richard gill, well examine that question on economics usa. Im david schoumacher. Whats economics all about . There have always been theoretical answers to that question, but reality complicates the most elegant theories. Economics usa is about theory and reality in 20thcentury amica, and how people and events have shaped economic decisions that affect our lives. Those decisions usually involve tradeoffs. In 1980, congress designated over 100 million acres of alaskan land as National Parks and wilderness areas. Why did Congress Make that decision . How much did it cost the nation . In 1867, when the United States purchased the territory of alaska from russia, the acquisition was derided as wasted money. A c
Adapting to the new normal. The chancellor unveils his plans to try to protect jobs and the economy over the next six months. Rishi sunak says the government will top up the pay of workers whove been forced to cut their hours with the focus on viable jobs. I cannot save everyjob no chancellor could. But what we can and must do is deal with the real problems businesses and employees are facing now. The newjob support scheme that will replace furlough has been welcomed by many businesses, but there are still deep fears for the future. Being able to work one third of the time and being supported for the other two thirds of the time makes a massive impact for our business. Weve got to get through this next six months and the measures
the government have announced today arent helping us as a hotel because we still have no trade. Well be explaining the chancellors new plans and how they could help you. Also tonight the nhs new Contact Tracing app is launched in england and wales, as new dail
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Regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday once again reduced a request to increase customer rates from Chicago natural gas utility Peoples Gas.