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[MicroCapital] Mr Robbins cites figures from the US-based nonprofit Social Investment Forum, which show that, in 2009, the majority of the 160 “socially responsible funds” included in the forum outperformed their benchmarks thus, he argues, “As investors realize that they can apply their ethical and socially responsible values to investing and make similar or potentially better returns compared to conventional portfolios, investors everywhere will eventually favor ethical/SR oriented funds and investments.”

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[Berkeley Political Review] ACE Forum: Class-Based Affirmative Action » Berkeley Political Review: True equality of opportunity begins with access to a level playing field from the youngest possible age, meaning that American children must also benefit from a highly funded K-12 system subjected to rigorous standards of excellence applicable across state lines. This would hopefully include greater federal subsidization of state systems, as well as a reduced reliance on district-based funding for elementary and secondary schools, which currently perpetuates the cycle of poverty in lower-class communities.

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[Mises Economics Blog] Hoppe's Argumentation Ethics, Again ”” Mises Economics Blog: In fact, it is absurd to speak of any ownership of a scarce resource by the whole of society. A scarce resource like the human body (or any finite resource) is different from a non-scarce resource like an idea, a song, or an image that can be copied and copied, so that no one person’s control over the idea, song, or image takes away anything from another person’s ability to own and thereby control it.

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