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The Patent Epidemic |
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| Back in 2001, something strange happened in the world of patent law. Microsoft, which had been fighting a lawsuit by Priceline, suddenly gave up. The suit, filed in late 1999, claimed that Priceline had patented its ��쐍ame your own price��� auction strategy, and that no one else could use it without a license from the company. Microsoft had been using a similar strategy on its Expedia travel site and had been arguing in U.S. District Court in Connecticut that the auction method was too obvious to be patented. |
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The Flat Tax Cometh |
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| There are 8 million words in the Federal Tax Code, and the IRS itself doesn��셳 even know what they all mean. That code supports an entire industry of lawyers and accountants. Taxpayers in America spend a cumulative 6 billion hours each year just trying to figure out how much they owe the IRS. |
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School Vouchers Will |
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| In a country that insists on market-driven free enterprise solutions in virtually every aspect of life, it��셲 ironic that we continue to allow our schools to operate as state-run monopolies. But an increasing number of Americans are beginning to recognize this irony and want to do something about it. |
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Science Explores the |
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| Happy employees stay with their employers longer, and generally are more productive than unhappy employees. Happy customers stick with their suppliers longer, and typically buy more. |
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