The U.S and Japan are not in a war, but not at peace either. Japan is damaging the ocean bye whaling (killing whales, no other country in the world does it) over-fishing with mass nets that go for miles, and polluting. The U.S is irritated by this along with several other countries, but have not launched serious ways to stop them as of now.
The economy you described in your question is called a market economy. It has free markets and the production of goods and services are determined by the consumers.
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The slaves would rather loose their lives than continue to be treated the way that they were treated.
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Andrew Jackson (democratic) and John Quincy Adams (republican)
Loaf is a verb when used in that context, it means to idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering.
