Amite County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi on the southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, 13,131 people lived there. Its county seat is Liberty. The county is named after the Amite River which runs through the county. It was founded in 1809.
Fort Stockton, Texas
Fort Stockton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Pecos County.
Giddings, Texas
Giddings is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Lee County.
Kerrville, Texas
Kerrville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Kerr County.
Adams County, Mississippi
Adams County is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 32,297 people lived there. The county seat is Natchez. The county was created on April 2, 1799. It is named for John Adams, the second President of the United States.
Alcorn County, Mississippi
Alcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 37,057 people lived there. Its county seat is Corinth. The county was founded in 1870. It is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn.
Springerville, Arizona
Springerville is a town of Apache County in the state of Arizona in the United States. As of the 2010 census, 1,961 people lived there.
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Leavenworth County (county code LV) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 76,227 people lived there. Its county seat is Leavenworth. Leavenworth is also the biggest city in Leavenworth County.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (1.3%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Kansas.
The county is a part of the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Crowding out (economics)
In economics, crowding out happens when the government starts buying or selling more stuff in the market. This affects other people and businesses--usually in a bad way.
For example, if the government buys more stuff, it may have to borrow more. By borrowing more there will be a higher interest rate (see supply and demand). This will make it harder for other companies and people to borrow. The government is said to "crowd out" the market.
Butler County, Kansas
Butler County (county code BU) is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 65,880 people lived there. Its county seat is El Dorado. El Dorado is also the biggest city in Butler County.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of . Of that, is land and (1.2%) is water. It is the biggest county by size in Kansas.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
Butler County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County (county code JF) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 19,126 people lived there. Its county seat is Oskaloosa. Its biggest city is Valley Falls.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (4.3%) is water.
Jefferson County is included in the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Slack (software)
Slack is an online messaging app with fancier features. Stewart Butterfield helped create it. It was originally for a video game. But then they just made it a simple messaging app and dropped the video game idea. "Slack" stands for "Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge."
Peter Thiel
Peter Andreas Thiel (teel; born October 11, 1967) is an American entrepreneur. He helped create PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund. In 2018, he supposedly had $2.5 billion.
Thiel was born in Frankfurt. As a baby, he moved with his family to the United States. He spent some time in Southern Africa. He studied philosophy at Stanford University, graduating with a B.A. in 1989. He then went on to the Stanford Law School and received his J.D. in 1992. He worked as a lawyer, speechwriter, and trader. He founded Thiel Capital in 1996. He co-founded PayPal in 1999. He was chief executive officer until he sold the company to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.
He founded Clarium Capital, a global macro hedge fund. He launched Palantir Technologies, a big data analysis company, in 2004 and continues to serve as its chairman as of 2018. He helped create Founders Fund, a venture capital firm.
Thiel became Facebook's first outside investor by buying 10.2% for $500,000 in August 2004. He sold the majority of his shares in Facebook for over $1 billion in 2012, but remains on the board of directors. He also co-founded Valar Ventures in 2010, co-founded Mithril Capital.
Jackson County, Kansas
Jackson County (county code JA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 13,462 people lived there. Its county seat is Holton. Holton is also the biggest city in Jackson County. The county was first named Calhoun County. This was named after pro-slavery South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. The county was renamed in 1859 for President Andrew Jackson. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation is in the county, and it makes up about 18.5% of the county's area.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of . Of that, is land and (0.3%) is water.
Jackson County is included in the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jackson County has supported the Republican Party candidate in every presidential election from 1936 onward. Democratic Party candidates for president have only won the county twice since 1888, in 1912 & 1932.
Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County (county code CR) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2010 census, 39,134 people lived there. Its county seat is Girard. Its biggest city is Pittsburg. The county was named after Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas.
It is in the Osage Cuestas and Cherokee Lowlands. It is halfway between Kansas City, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.9%) is water.
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County.
Neomercantilism
Neomercantilism is a government policy that supports more exports, less imports, and more control over investment (capital movement). Also, the government has the power to make decisions involving money (currency). The goal is to increase foreign reserves, which gives the government more power over money.
The idea comes from Keynesian economics. According to UNESCO, mercantilism is the belief that the state's wealth must be protected by the government. This makes the state's money a nationalistic concern.
Middle income trap
In economics the middle income trap happens when a country's GDP is stuck at some level and cannot increase.
The World Bank says that South Africa and Brazil have fell into the trap.
Economists think this happens because as a country sells more and gets richer, it pays higher wages. This increases the cost of selling stuff. So the countries lose their competitive advantage and get stuck, unable to sell more and get richer.
The World Bank says a country is in the 'middle-income range' if its gross national product per person stays between $1,000 to $12,000 (in 2011 prices).
To avoid the trap, a country could find better ways to make goods and reduce the cost of making them. They could also find new people or countries to sell their goods to. An increasing middle class could also use their money to buy fancy stuff that helps further promote growth: this includes better education, better technology and infrastructure, studying science and technology to create more innovations.
Cowley County, Kansas
Cowley County (county code CL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 36,311 people lived there. Its county seat is Winfield. Its biggest city is Arkansas City.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.6%) is water.