Economists regard imperfect competition as undesirable because B. it allows firms to be less efficient producers.
It threatens colonies that refuse to join the plan of union
I don't believe they are. I don't believe they have been proven real either.
One main reason that Thomas Paine thinks the colonies stand a good chance against the British is because there is so much land and so many resources available to them, and the British only occupy a small island.
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A friendly neutrality that would avoid creating implacable enemies or international friendships or dubious value nor entangle the United states in foreign alliances