In a U.S. town, a mining company owns all the stores and most of the houses. It sells goods to the workers at inflated prices, offers house rentals for twice what a mortgage would be, and makes sure to always pay the workers less than needed to cover food and rent. Once the workers are in debt, they have no choice but to continue working for the company, since their skills will not transfer to a new position. This situation most closely resembles:

In a U.S. town, a mining company owns all the stores and most of the houses. It sells goods to the workers at inflated prices, offers house rentals for...

Ira's daughter leaves at the end of summer to begin her freshman year in college. She has asked Ira to buy her a car to drive while away at school. Her school is in a town two hours away from where they live. Ira's daughter will life in campus housing and freshmen are not allowed to have a car on campus their first year. In addition, the college provides student transportation between the college and all major shopping areas in the town. Ira and his daughter have determined a small compact car is best. In addition, they plan to buy a well maintained used car. They have researched prices and obtained financing, and are now ready to go to the car lot to negotiate with the sales person. RuAnn tells them both that they are making a poor decision. Why?

Ira's daughter leaves at the end of summer to begin her freshman year in college. She has asked Ira to buy her a car to drive while away at school. Her...