ing like, ``I wish you would stop calling my Social Security an
`entitlement' .'' Words matter. Rhetoric matters. Politicians pay
pollsters and focus groups to gauge the effects of words. Interest groups
spend money to push a particular vocabulary. It's easier to pass a
Companies are willing to give discounts to groups of
homeowners that live near each other, etc.
As to the flyer, according to my student, it listed nothing more than
company names and phone numbers.
Best wishes.
Andrew.
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Andrew Sellgren
Department of Econo
r for
the truck to hoist them. Each firm allows the homeowner to choose the day
of pickup. Firms charge about the same.
Cheers.
Andrew.
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Andrew Sellgren
Department of Economics, MSN 3G4
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030-
Tel: (703) 993-1124
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ake longer, although I would admit that much of
the collectors' time is spent at any given stop.
There is a public-policy puzzle as well: The plenitude of competition
increases the noise in the neighborhood.
Thanks for any ideas.
Andrew.
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Andrew Sellgren
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