<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:44:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kathryn.burton/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Are Monopolies Bad?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are Monopolies Bad? image source What is monopoly power? 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The Oxford dictionary definition is “the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.” The United States, like a majority of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/osu/@kathryn.burton/its-not-just-a-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/osu/@kathryn.burton/its-not-just-a-game</guid><category><![CDATA[osu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kathryn.burton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNHAxZwjjb65jjcAM7XDSDQ49c8viPi19axEetyNxJEHucQjSqkoF4P3BfL8z7bpQMT9rJQpADUEijMV3LMSXemYQ9BNND7LXmseqGCWECjcTnZRh2HAXuyxHoCaNkbfK7Co5vxzkNa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Universal basic income?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Universal basic income? Image Source Dr. Steve Trost at the beginning of the presentation had explained that Alaska had adopted a somewhat similar idea. 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Capitalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capitalism allows for the flourishment of individuals as entrepreneurs and for the country as a whole because other opportunities are opened through employment, business owners to put money back into their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@kathryn.burton/socialism-vs-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@kathryn.burton/socialism-vs-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kathryn.burton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:07:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>