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Counterintelligence, 2008.
A discussion of how counterintelligence operations work to protect intelligence organizations, focusing on the use of the polygraph.
861 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper examines ways of weeding out and preventing moles from infiltrating intelligence organizations, as well as determining the legitimacy of information received from foreign moles. The author discusses the CIA's technique of periodic investigation, blanket searches, character and behavior analysis, and the use of the polygraph. The author assesses the polygraph as being not infallible but nevertheless an excellent first-wave method of minimizing risk in recruitment and in intelligence breaches.
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"Perhaps the most commonly used method of weeding out any potential security threats is to periodically investigate employees of intelligence agencies every few years, and to also conduct investigations at any time when their reliability comes into question. The expressed technique of the CIA is "to reinvestigate CIA employees every five years, whether they need it or not, as well as when questions arise about the individual's behavior." This, of course, relies upon both the use of the polygraph and general collection of information on the individual."
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The Origins of Al-Qaeda, 2008.
This paper discusses the ideology of Al-Qaeda and its leaders, Osama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
6,332 words (approx. 25.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 147.95
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The paper offers an introduction to the threat that Al-Qaeda poses to the world and outlines the background of Osama Bin-Laden, Ayman Al-Zawahiri and the fundamentalist movements that inspired them. The paper looks at the world view of the leaders of Al-Qaeda and the stages of Al-Qaeda's operations. Finally, the paper explores some options for dealing with the threat Al-Qaeda poses.
Outline:
Introduction
Osama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri History
Ideology: The Muslim Brotherhood
World View of Bin-Laden and Al-Zawahiri, Israel, the US and Infidels
Al-Qaeda Stages of Operation, The Arab World, The Third World and All the World
Conclusion
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"Al-Qaeda and its leaders, Osama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri are frequently popular world news subjects. The world seems to want to be constantly aware of the goings on of these people and their organization. There is no secret to the desired need for this information. As most people know Al-Qaeda is a significant and ongoing threat to the world, with regard to terrorist activities and continued fundamentalist extremism with regard to jihad, or what these extremists see as a holy war against the rest of the world, but mostly the Western world."
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Workers' Compensation Insurance Reform, 2008.
This paper discusses current reform of workers' compensation specifically brought about by Senate Bill 899.
1,844 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper discusses current workers' compensation reform. The problem presented in this paper is that although reform measures like Senate Bill 899 have had a positive effect on workers' compensation, particularly to making it more efficient, it has had a substantial effect on the way workers' compensation is done. However, reform also means that the workers' compensation practitioner has to make internal adjustments. This paper first presents an overview of the specific changes created by Senate Bill 899 and, second, makes specific recommendations as to practice changes that the workers' compensation practitioner will have to abide by in order to continue to have a profitable and compliant workers' compensation practice. The paper focuses only on the changes created by Senate Bill 899 as they effect the attorney and practice of the plaintiff's side of workers' compensation.
Outline:
I. Introduction
A. Background
B. The Problem
C. Purpose
D. Scope
II. Overview of Senate Bill 899
III. Effects of Senate Bill 899
A. Procedural Changes
B. Financial Impact
C. Retraining Issues
D. Penalties for Noncompliance
IV. Conclusion
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"Senate Bill 899 was enacted as a means to attempt to save jobs, reduce the costs of carrying workers' compensation insurance for employers, and improve the overall care available for the injured workers. The law was passed by the legislature with overwhelming, bipartisan support and was signed into law on April 19, 2004 by Governor Schwarzenegger. In summary, the reforms provided by Senate Bill 899 focuses primarily on controlling the ever-escalating costs of medial treatment. At the time of the bill's passing, medical costs accounted for fifty-one percent of every dollar and indemnity benefit, which accounted for forty-nine percent of every workers' compensation dollar spent. These expenses had all significantly risen over a period of less than ten years. For example, in 1997 it was estimated that California employers paid a total of $3.4 billion dollars in indemnity costs. By 2003 this number was at an estimated $5.8 billion. In 1997 an estimated 2.6 billion in medical costs was paid, whereas by 2003 the number had increased to $6.1 billion. Finally, the total costs spent by all California employers on workers' compensation (indemnity, medical, etc.) was at an estimated $8.3 billion in 1997. By 2003 this number was at an estimated $26.7 Billion. It was this problematic trend that Senate Bill 899 was aimed at reversing, or at least controlling."
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Special Interest Groups, 2008.
This paper focuses on Common Cause, a group determined to eradicate the influence of special interest groups in the U.S. Congress and across the nation.
727 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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The paper discusses how different social and political factors help explain the proliferation of interest groups during certain specifically volatile periods of a nation's political life. The paper looks at the beginnings of Common Cause, a nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1970. The paper relates that Common Cause is dedicated to fighting against the influence of special interest lobbying groups that use money to influence politicians to vote in ways that are antithetical to the needs of ordinary Americans.
From the Paper
"An interest group is defined as any organization that seeks to influence public policy. Interest groups are rife within American politics because of the diversity of America, the democratic heritage of America, and the decline of a multiparty system within the United States political system. Interest groups do not, therefore, arise spontaneously or automatically out of natural social processes. Rather, different social and political factors help explain the proliferation of interest groups during certain specifically volatile periods of a nation's political life. "
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Islamic Extremism in Britain, 2008.
This paper discusses the rise of Islamic extremism in Europe and the impact of Abu Hamza al-Masri on young Muslims.
5,613 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 136.95
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The paper explores how a minority of the current generation of British Muslims, mainly children and grandchildren of Muslim Asian immigrants to Britain after World War II, turned to Islamic extremism. The paper discusses how Britain has become a breeding ground for Islamic terrorism and identifies the powerful influence of the fundamentalist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and his contemporaries on these young Muslims. The paper shows how Abu Hamza poisoned young minds and took advantage of young people who were often homeless and aimless. The paper makes it clear that Abu Hamza and his associates are by all accounts the extreme end of the spectrum of Muslim society.
Outline:
Introduction
The Spread of Islam Across Europe
The Influence of Hazma
Accommodation of Islam in Europe
Islamic Extremism in Europe Hearing
Summary and Conclusion
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"Humayun Ansari writes in the work entitled: "The Infidel Within: Muslims in Britain Since 1800" that "since the Second World War Muslims have migrated to Britain in much larger number than before 1945..." (2004) The post-1945 migration is divided into two groups according to Ansari with the first phase being workers from less-developed countries and the second phase starting with the oil crisis of 1974-74. The Muslim workers were willing to take jobs that other immigrant workers found to be "undesirable" and that paid very low wages."
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Single-Payer Health Care Plan, 2008.
An analysis of the facts about health care in the United States with a letter addressing Senator Hillary Clinton regarding the single-payer plan.
989 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper presents a letter to Senator Hillary Clinton as a candidate for president regarding a proposal for a single-payer plan for American health care. The letter discusses the problems with the plan. The paper then continues to provide the facts about health care in the United States and discusses the possible implications of a single-payer plan in the United States.
Table of Contents:
Letter to Senator Clinton
The Facts about Healthcare
From the Paper
"While it is true there are frustrating delays in terms of accessing care in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other nations with single-payer nations, it is also worthy of reflection that both anecdotally and statistically, Americans must wait for a long time, for approval for payment from their insurance companies for procedures, and in the waiting rooms of many Emergency Rooms that are filled to the brim of individuals who use the facility as a site of primary care, because they cannot afford a regular physician. Americans may even find their coverage denied after the fact, if their condition is deemed a 'preexisting' condition not covered by the insurance policy they possess."
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"Democracy, An American Novel", 2008.
A review of the book "Democracy, An American Novel" by Henry Adams.
1,167 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper reviews Henry Adams' book "Democracy, An American Novel", set in Washington, D.C., in the 1870s, during the highly emotional period after the Civil War. The paper relates the story of the book as well as the message conveyed regarding Adams' skepticism about politics in the United States. The paper further relates that, in the book, Adam points out serious national problems being handled by politicians pretending to know what they are doing. The writer specifically discusses her appreciation for the clever and creative way that Adams used a woman, Madeleine Lee, a widow, as an important character in the book.
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"Henry Adams was the son of a well-known congressman (Charles Francis Adams), a teacher at Harvard University, and he was also a journalist, travel writer, editor and he wrote novels, the best known being The Education of Henry Adams: A Study of Twentieth-Century Multiplicity. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 1919 for The Education of Henry Adams, posthumously. His historical writings about Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were respected; other works he wrote, including The Education of Henry Adams, were considered satirical and used irony and humor to critique the system of education that he thought had failed his generation and not prepared his generation for the industrial revolution."
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Yemen and the Arab League, 2008.
A look at the history of Yemen with a focus on its partnership with the Arab League.
4,387 words (approx. 17.5 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 115.95
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This paper examines how the modern and ancient history of Yemen is filled with conflict and countless examples of conflict resolution, some successful but many disastrously unsuccessful. It looks at how the country has been divided and reformed, the subject of colonization, the victim of several complete governmental takeovers and last but not least the victim of bloody civil war. The paper also discusses how the conflicts in Yemen, arising from a historically challenged social and political network, are frequently addressed by the Arab League in an attempt to make the international community understand the unsuspecting role it may play in the growth of Islamic extremism, as a result of political and economic instability.
Outline:
Introduction
About the Arab League
Yemen Itself
Yemen, Terrorism and the Arab League Today
Conclusion
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"The role of the Arab League, as the most intimate of political lobbies in Yemen is recognized as a crucial and integral organization in the process of understanding with regard to this principle and has been essential in an international understanding of the situation, from its roots in colonization to its current dire need for collective and enduring security, beginning with economic security. In fact the overarching responsibility and goal of the organization is to provide an opportunity for peaceful resolution of conflict between Arab nations and with other outside interests. As a part of this overarching responsibility the Arab League frequently councils nations with regard to the manner in which they can combat terrorism beginning with the counseling of such nations about making and keeping unilateral political affirmations regarding the elimination of tolerance of terrorist support and safe harbor."
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The War on Terrorism, 2008.
This paper explores the causes and effects of the war on terrorism.
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The paper looks at why terrorists and terrorism exist and the major motivations and/or objectives of terrorism. The paper discusses the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security that enabled several measures to detect, investigate, prevent and stop domestic terrorism that are results of the 9/11 incidents. The paper notes that dealing with the causes and effects of terrorism and the war on terrorism is not a one-sided affair but rather, it should be viewed from various angles and seen through the eyes of the different actors involved.
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"Terrorism has been a bane of mankind since time immemorial. It has been used to justify bloodshed to gain freedom from oppression and other social inequities. One common adage goes: "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter," thus rationalizing terror or terrorist acts. The terrorist incidents that occurred in September 11, 2001 were looked upon by the instigators and their sponsors as a rousing success with the death of thousands of people and causing untold problems to the American government and its people. The World Trade bombing on February 26, 1993 can be seen as a dry run for the 9/11 incidents and as a result, the world changed its security posture and the way people looked at terrorism is different now more than ever."
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Profiling Passengers, 2008.
This paper discusses the profiling of flight passengers for security reasons.
2,328 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that as a matter of policy or recommendation, airline passenger profiling may be continued but it should be closely monitored to prevent abuse. The writer discusses that the government should and must include the civil liberties group in the vetting process and every lesson learned from both negative and positive incidents brought about by airline passenger profiling studied and the good ones should be adopted while the bad ones left out. The writer notes that history shows the various actions by the government that curtailed civil liberties but this was the result of extenuating circumstances. The writer concludes that with terrorism amidst the United States at present, people must band together to help the government in stopping terrorists, even at the price of giving up a bit of freedom. But in giving up freedom, it should always be clear to the government that the action is a means of warding off "a clear and present danger" and once the danger has passed, the rights of those who gave something important must be restored.
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"Profiling of any type whether racial, criminal, psychological, etc. is based on preconceived notions, data or information. In the long run, it may be construed to be based on stereotypes, biases or prejudices that do more harm than good. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the airline industry realized the importance of having a system that could vet or analyze passengers checking in at U.S. airports. Several studies or recommendations have been made after 9/11 and airline passenger profiling became a contentious issue not only between the government and citizens but various human rights groups as well. Despite all the clamor on the pros and cons of airline passenger profiling, the United States government still had to implement a measure to prevent and/or detect in advance passengers that pose threats to airlines much like those who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks. "
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The U.S. Economy, 2008.
An analysis of the United States' economy and its future.
1,362 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The paper explores U.S. unemployment and wage issues, the U.S. trade deficit and the aggregate supply-aggregate demand (AS-AD) model of the current U.S. economy. The paper reveals that the current U.S. economy is experiencing an inflationary period, according to its macroeconomic indicators of a growing GDP, growing customer price indices, growing producer price indices and growing employment. The paper discusses how the expansion of U.S. fiscal policy continues to have a deep impact on domestic economic processes. The paper predicts that the economy of the US will continue to grow until the end of this year and will probably reach its peak the next year. The paper includes tables and color graphs.
Outline:
Unemployment and Wage Issues
Trade Deficit
The AS-AD Model of Current U.S. Economy
Fiscal Policies of G. Bush
From the Paper
"The United States is the country with the world's largest Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) which was estimated to be $13.22 trillion in 2006. The U. S. economic model is typical for countries with a "market economy"; it's often called a "mixed" economy, as a majority of the microeconomic decisions made by big corporations and firms in the private economic sector are also regulated by government. The current U.S. economy is considered to be one of the most stable and strongest economies, due to a high GDP with reasonably high and stable GDP growth, a low unemployment rate and high standards of living. Yet, recent geopolitical issues, high oil prices and external debt create some economic concerns. National debt, which includes interests and government deficits in the year of 2006, was nearly equal to $9 trillion (or nearly 64% of GDP)."
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Gun Control and Gun Trafficking, 2008.
This paper examines the relationship between gun control and gun trafficking.
2,050 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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In this article, the writer researches the relationship between gun control and gun trafficking in an argumentative style of work with the goal of persuading a college-educated audience of the consequences of tighter gun control. The paper uses a supply and demand argument such as in the case of alcohol and prohibition and the current issue of illegal drugs versus legal drugs. The writer concludes that gun control does not deter crime and it is just as clear that gun control has not slowed down the trafficking of guns but in fact research shows just the opposite effects of gun control. The writer maintains that there are several provisions within the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights that are not cohesive with gun control laws and that the citizens of the United States must take issue through contacting their senators and representatives concerning gun control legislation in the future.
Outline:
Objective
Background
Legislation Relating to Gun Control
U.S. State Department Report
Opponents to Gun Control
Summary and Conclusion
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"This convention confirmed that 40% of individuals are gun owners presently. The convention notes that study findings show that the murder rate in New York City was not shown to go up or down with the rate of murders in which guns were involved. Guns are more expensive to own in Los Angeles than in New York City however, the proportion of murders with guns was much higher in Los Angeles than in New York City. The argument is presented by panelist Roth that gun violence is not necessarily deterred through low ownership of guns. The work of Koper reports that federal regulations that require gun dealers to report sales involving multiple guns is advisable and helpful in tracking down gun traffickers. Also reported is that laws restricting gun purchases in specific time periods is also effective in deterring gun crimes."
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American President Roosevelt, 2008.
This paper discusses the life and presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
3,146 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Specifically, the writer discusses his life, his presidency, and his accomplishments while he was president. The writer notes that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the nation's most memorable presidents for a number of reasons. The writer points out that he was the first and only president to be elected to an unprecedented four terms in office. The writer also points out that Roosevelt reacted to the national emergency of Pearl Harbor, which entered the country into World War II, resurrected the country from the Great Depression and was the nation's only disabled president. The writer maintains that his presidency accomplished much and many of the programs he implemented while in office are still in place today.
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"In addition to closing the banks and implementing many new federal agencies during the first hundred days, he and Congress drafted legislation regarding mortgages and loans. They created the Home Loan Act, the Farm Loan Act, and the Bankruptcy Act, which all helped safeguard property owners and workers who were out of work. There were also stricter regulations for the stock market, which had essentially created the Great Depression when it crashed in October 1929. He also created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which Congress allocated millions of dollars to help those in the most need around the country. However, Roosevelt did not sit back after the first one hundred days in office. The Great Depression essentially continued throughout the 30s until the advent of World War II, and because of this, Roosevelt continued to create programs and agencies that would help the country get back on its feet throughout his administrations."
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The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, 2008.
A review of the book "The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism" written by Daniel Bell in which he presents a picture of the present condition and possible future of Western civilization.
1,451 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 48.95
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The paper states that Daniel Bell's " The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism" was originally published to critique the dominant American assumption that capitalism promoted individualism. The paper comments that Bell instead believed that capitalism had come to promote standardization and had created corporate bureaucracies as powerful as church or state bureaucracies of the past. The paper continues by relating that Bell also believed that the counter cultural reaction to capitalism was also misguided, as capitalism had begun with the Protestant work ethic, and its spirit of individualistic austerity, puritanism, and freedom from Church institutional authority. The paper concludes that this sense of Protestant freedom and independence had slowly been eradicated, and this value was taken over by the Modernists, and then ineffectually by 'counterculture' as the anti-capitalist youth movement was still called when Bell wrote his work.
From the Paper
"The cultural contradiction of capitalism is that capitalism began as a kind of radical, austere Protestantism, with a heavy emphasis on rejecting the collective Catholic dogma of the past. Protestantism developed a new attitude towards wealth. It stressed pursuing excellence and perfect standards with relentless individualism and drive. But this rigidity made the originally radical notion of capitalism eventually become conservative in terms its morality. This evolved to create the uniform, imposed standards of large corporations and state bureaucracies, including, ironically, the Soviet bureaucracy. In response to what came to be seen as bourgeois values, the cultural beliefs of Modernism began to react against capitalist values and celebrate the function of culture as a kind of misrule, not capitalist order. Capitalistic Protestantism came to deny its original individualistic ethos, and this value of individualism was taken over by artists and anti-capitalism."
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Interest Rate Adjustments by the Federal Reserve Bank, 2008.
This paper discusses the Federal Reserve Bank decisions regarding interest rate adjustments, demonstrating the difficulty of predicting the myriad of forces affecting the US economy.
1,218 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper contrasts the classical economic thinking with current actual economic occurrences. Classically, economics suggests the central bank of the United States, the Federal Reserve Bank, should raise the rate of interest to cool down a potentially overheated economy that may spiral into inflation, and lower the rate of interest to encourage spending amongst thrifty consumers who are saving when recession looms upon the horizon during an economic slow-down. However, the paper states that this is not the case in reality. The paper demonstrates that the Fed's own lack of confidence in its predictions highlights the difficulty of predicting the complex array of forces that affect the economy. Some examples mentioned include, consumer optimism, natural and political forces, and other areas beyond the Fed's immediate control, which must come into play when the Fed sets the rate of interest. The paper suggests that the Fed may want to be more cautious in creating monetary policy for the economy, because it can affect many lives in doing so. However, it asserts that the Fed's influence is only likely to increase rather than decrease in the future, and all consumers can do is attempt to alter their buying and borrowing habits in light of their own predictions of the Fed chairman's behavior.
From the Paper
"Today, the Fed has held the key interest rate steady at 5.25 percent for 'just over a year' and seems unlikely to raise rats in the future ('Public affects inflation,' AP Wire, 2007). But although it has defended its recent policy, the Fed admits that its decisions are never a science, and it weights the potential accuracy of forecasts in light of consumer psychology. The current chairman Ben Bernanke said this means that the Fed cannot ignore the threat of inflation anymore than it can ignore indebted consumers who are worried about the effect of high interest rates upon their monthly budget. 'If investors, consumers and businesses feel confident that the Fed will keep prices stable...they may be less inclined to act in ways that could aggravate inflation,' because 'these groups may be less inclined in such circumstances to worry that inflation will eat away at investments and paychecks, and might feel better about longer-term financial planning' ('Public affects inflation,' AP Wire, 2007). In short, consumers living off of their assets, like retirees, may be more willing to spend more freely if they feel those assets are not in jeopardy."
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