Is Hillary Clinton a good choice for Secretary of State?

Yes, she will restore diplomacy and heal international relations.
Maybe, but she would have been more effective remaining a Senator.
No, she will cause conflict in the Obama administration.
Can't decide. I’ll give her a chance before making a judgment.

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Summaries and Commentaries

Chapter 4: The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo

Iron Law of Wages

Labor's wages must remain at the subsistence level, or natural price, because of the worker's tendency to produce more children. (David Ricardo)

Malthusian Doctrine

Thomas Malthus' thesis that population, unless checked, grows at a greater rate than the means of subsistence and will result in starvation.

Neo-Malthusianism

A name originally denoting birth control.

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