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- Housing“Rent control makes housing affordable.”It lowers rent for covered tenants, but shrinks the supply of rentals and pushes rents up for everyone else.Misleading4 sources · Updated 3 d ago
- Trade“Tariffs are paid by foreign countries.”Misleading5 sources · Updated 1 w ago
- Prices“Price controls lead to shortages.”Holds up6 sources · Updated 2 w ago
- Work“The minimum wage has no effect on jobs.”Unproven6 sources · Updated 3 w ago
- Competition“Capitalism causes monopolies.”Partly true5 sources · Updated 1 mo ago
- Economic systems“The Nordic countries are socialist.”Partly true4 sources · Updated 1 mo ago
- Money“Printing money doesn’t cause inflation.”False5 sources · Updated 2 mo ago
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