1. Very little personal property is allowed; you may own clothes, televisions, other appliances – no major property

2. There are laws protecting the environment that are enforced by the government.

3. The planning commission decides how many tons of coal should be produced.

4. The number of hours Tim can work in a week are limited because he is under 16.

5. Trish refused to buy a pair of jeans because they cost too much.

6. Stock market prices decline in Tokyo because of large offerings of steel stock for sale.

7. Alice thinks that her community needs another discount computer store, so she decides to start her own business.

8. To increase his income, Huang Peilin raises chickens, ducks and geese which he and his family sell at a local free market in northern China.

9. In Mexico City, business slacks off for lunch at 2:30 p.m. and gets started again around 5:00 p.m.

10. Government regulations over business are done strictly because the government owns most businesses.

11. Ralph becomes a police officer because his father was one – it runs in the family.

12. Doctors are employees of the state; any fee they charge for treating patients is regulated by the state.

13. Old age/retirement benefits are private except for some government programs.

14. Stores are privately owned, with some government regulation.

15. Norton is retired now, so he collects Social Security.

16. Minimum wage laws exist.

17. Health care is done privately with some government help for the poor.

18. Every September George buys a new Chevrolet because every year he buys a new Chevrolet.

19. Everyone works for the government; little or no unemployment.

20. Housing is owned by the government.