Carolina QuotesThe first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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Student Loans
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- Is Reality Optional? (1993)
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- 1993
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