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Tue Aug-05-03 09:13 PM
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28. Needed to sustain?

In your example, meat is definitely can fall into the category of need. However, lawn mowing clearly does not. You will not die if your lawn looks like a wheat field. You will not even be harmed.

"Need" plays a miniscule role in our economy. The word you are looking for is "want." "Want" is not rational. Your answer is insufficient to explain the basis of the economy.

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