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1. Are monopolies bad? (Antitrust laws)
<br>2. Should conspiring to harm a competitor be illegal?  (Antitrust laws)
<br>3. Does scarcity really exist?
<br>4. What is money, really?
<br>5. Should spending money be protected by the free speech clause?
<br>6. Does a company’s high stock market value mean added value to economy?
<br>8. H-1B visa and indentured servitude – allow it or not?
<br>9. What caused the Great Depression?
<br>10. Coase Theorem
<br>11. Does free trade add value or simply redistribute wealth?
<br>12. Is economics almost completely determinative of political issues?
<br>13. Antitrust law – good or bad?
<br>14. Insider trading laws – good or bad?
<br>15. Jesus’ view of economics
<br>16. Aquinas’ view of economics
<br>17. How much regulation of business should there be? 
<br>18. Progressive Income tax – good or bad?
<br>19. Hostile takeovers – good or bad?
<br>20. U.S. Constitution – designed to protect private property?
<br>21. Utilitarianism?
<br>22. What are hurtful aspects of money?
<br>23. Does being rich mean being important?
<br>24. Is inflation morally wrong?
<br>25. Does free trade add wealth to the economy?
<br>26. Does an increase in stock value add wealth?
<br>27. Takings and wage and price controls
<br>28. [[Kentucky Perpetuities Act|Kentucky Perpetuities Law]]
<br>29. Economic costs or benefits of immigration
<br>30. Gresham’s Law
<br>31. Lochner doctrine
<br>32. Legal Tender Cases
<br>33. Prohibiting hospitals from overcharging cash-paying patients
<br>34. What creates wealth?
<br>35. What is the economic incentive for excluding homeschooled athletes from school sports?
<br>36. Does [[rational ignorance]] exist?
<br>37. Should American hedge funds be allowed to influence and exploit small nations' stock markets, causing oscillations in price?
<br>38. "Economic theory of law and the public domain - When is Piracy Economically Desirable?"  See http://lexnet.bravepages.com/media1.html
<br>39. Should government regulations require and monitor honest and full disclosure of information by sellers to buyers”
<br>40. Should price discrimination be illegal?
<br>41. Should there be a minimum wage law?

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