Specialization can sometimes create problems such as boredom and repetitive motion injuries

Several political leaders have proposed that parents be granted a substantially larger reduction in their annual personal income taxes for each child that they raise. The economic way of thinking indicates that legislation of this type would: a. make it more expensive for parents to provide for their children

b. reduce the value of children to their parents and therefore lead to a reduction in the birth rate. c. reduce the after-tax cost of raising children and therefore increase the birth rate. d. exert no impact on either the cost of raising children or the birth rate since parenting children is a non-economic activity.

In a typical 10-year period, about one in four families falls below the poverty line in at least one year. What percentage of families are poor for eight or more years?