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From ABBA to Led Zeppelin: using music to teach economics
From ABBA to Led Zeppelin: using music to teach economics

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Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy

JEL: a o     

I got a letter from the goverment
The other day
I opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me given' a damn - I said never

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Assignment:

In "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," Chuck D describes going to jail for refusing to report when drafted - otherwise known as conscription. Is conscription less costly from society's viewpoint than a volunteer draft? What role do opportunity costs play? Why might a government choose conscription? How might conscription change the allocation of resources between labor and capital in the production of defense?

By: Joshua Hall
03.26.07 · Permalink
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