.... bad means, that reliance on the freedom of people to control their own lives in accordance with their own values is the surest way to achieve the full potential of a great society." -- Free To Choose. In this article, Friedman exerts that increasing its profits is the only social responsibility of a business. I totally disagree with Friedman because, simply put, he is wrong. The following are some of the arguments he has put forth: 1. Interacting with the community will help the firm in the long run by attracting desirable employees. 2. Corporate charitable contributions can be deducted for income tax purposes. 3. Corporations are spending the money of their .....

.... influences on the business environment, encouraging or forcing businesses to comply. The federal government has the greatest effect over the macroeconomic business environment through the making of policies. The government has a number of economic objectives. They aim to have consistent economic growth, low rates of inflation, a sound international trading situation and low unemployment. To meet these objectives the government must place policies such as fiscal, monetary, trade and income policies. Fiscal policy is the deliberate action of the government to change its levels of income and expenditure, through the annual budget. By budgeting for a defic .....

.... CEO, but a collaboration of co-workers working together on a team. Yes, a team. He talks about how chaotic the business world is becoming today, with such large and demanding companies. He believes that there is no way that the CEO's of the past can keep up with such large companies. It is really a pretty simple concept. Five people are going to be more productive than one person is. He uses a metaphor in the article about how one bee is a nuisance, but a swarm is deadly. With the ideas of a whole team rather than one individual, there are almost no limitations as to what they may accomplish. He believes working together in a collaborative manner is g .....

.... disciplines such as sociology, religion, psychology, anthropology and so on. It explains to us why certain events happened, such as the reason why six millions Jews died in the Second World War. The reason history gives us is anti-Semitism. The Nazis were a group that had as a goal to purify the world of what we call minorities and so to keep it a White, straight, Christian world. History explains the evolution of things, people, beliefs, laws and many more in order for us to understand why certain things are the way they are. In this article, we come across a few major points. Each of them is introduced in a very original way. The author uses a literal j .....

.... revenue. The Articles of Confederation were basically put together to take care of foreign affairs, and didn't allow itself to enforce tax- collecting programs. It established a tax quota, and asked the states to add to the money pot on a voluntary basis. This form of revenue raising only raised about one-fourth of what it asked for in one year. Realizing that this type of government would not work for the union, and facing many rebellions because of taxes and depreciating paper note value, the U.S. began on a task that would remain a difficult one for the next 40 years. They set out on a task to create a Constitution which would provide the nation with wea .....

.... standard of living. To measure our societies standard of living, we must look to our "Gross National Product", which is the complete measure of our nations output. Unfortunately, inflation is a major problem in our nation which often reduces the Gross National Product. Inflation occurs when the goods become too high within society and spending decreases. A central function within our economic system is satisfying the needs of the consumers with the use of limited supplies. The purpose of a business is to combine resources such as land, labor, and capital in a way that will make them more valuable. Operating in a political and economic climate that suppor .....

.... goal is to provide the franchisees with the best and most varied selection available anywhere. The company has been franchising since 1950. There are currently 3,456 franchised units in 49 states and in 44 countries. The company itself only owns four of the franchise units. Those interested in a franchise opportunity must pay a franchising fee of $15,000 that varies from country to country. The future franchisee is required to have at least $100,000 in liquid assets, including the franchise fee. In order to even be considered for a Baskin-Robbins franchise opportunity, those interested must have a net worth of at least $300,000. Though very rare, th .....

.... tax systems, and whether or not their goals with tax reform were achieved. In the article "The tax reform act of 1986: Did Congress love it or leave it?", Randall Weiss discusses the attitudes about taxes in the United States. He details the events and attitudes leading to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and shows how public perception about taxes has changed since then. He also discusses some of the tax reform proposals that are now currently being thought about in Congress. In 1986 the United States Congress enacted the Tax Reform Act (TRA-86). The act passed with a great deal of bipartisan support. This support was made possible by two features of the act. .....