Living in this town has become more and more expensive for most citizens. Property values have increased by 30% over the last few years, and that also means that property taxes have increased as well. Many politicians, such as Katherine Robertson, are interested in raising taxes even further to help pay for new infrastructure, but we are already taxed to the maximum we can afford. We are now facing an election year, and if we don't fight to keep her out of office, then our property taxes will rise to the point where no one can afford to live here anymore. Should the writer keep or delete the underlined text?

Which of these is the most likely way long-term economic growth takes place? a) increases in interest rates b) increases in overall price level c) increases in labor productivity growth d) increases in labor force participation rate

Asapembassies differ from consulates in thata) compared to a consulate, an embassy is a smaller representation of a nation's government in a foreign country. b) consulates are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of embassies in various cities. c) embassies are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of consulates in various cities. d) embassies deal solely with economic diplomacy and trade relations, whereas consulates deal primarily with political and diplomatic relations with the host nation. e) countries establish embassies in another nation only if it recognizes the sovereignty of that country, whereas consulates exist without regard to recognition of a nation's sovereignty.

Territorial insects like spiders that fight off intruders would be expected to be a) regularly distributed b) randomly distributed c) clustered together d) b and c e) selectively distributed