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I believe that it is more than possible for "common people" against the current American economy in order to accomplish their goals. Malcom X, originally Malcom Little is a great example of this idea. Malcom grew up in Omaha Nebraska and was born into poverty. He later dropped out of school, began selling drugs, stealing, gambling, and shining shoes. He was imprisoned for 10 years due to his burglary crimes. He also ended up converting to Muslim faith while in prison. After Malcom served his sentence he became a voice for the Black Community and played a huge part in fighting for our rights. Even though he came from nothing and was imprisoned he continued to fight for what he believed in. Malcom X contributed so much to African American rights and the Civil rights movement.

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Malcolm X, originally Malcolm Little, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. After moving to the Midwest with his family at a young age, he suffered great tragedy with the alleged suicide of his father and the subsequent institutionalization of his mother. After spending his remaining childhood years in foster homes with his siblings, Malcolm dropped out of middle school, and a few years later moved to Boston and found work on the streets as a shoe-shiner, drug dealer, gambler and burglar.

It was while serving a ten year sentence in prison for burglary that Malcolm X became passionately committed to furthering his education. It was also at this time that Malcolm's brother alerted him to the teachings of the Nation of Islam (NOI) and encouraged Malcolm to convert to the Muslim faith. Intrigued by the NOI, Malcolm began studying the work of Elijah Muhammad who preached about systemic oppression and fought for a world separate from one inhabited by White people.

"Human rights are something you were born with. Human rights are your God-given rights. Human rights are the rights that are recognized by all nations of this earth" -Malcolm X

By the time Malcolm X was released from prison he was a devout follower and soon after meeting Muhammad and agreeing to work for NOI, changed his surname to "X". The change was intended to symbolize the shedding of what he thought of as his slave name as well as the "x" that many slaves received as a brand on their upper arm.

Malcolm X was soon appointed as a minister and national spokesperson for Nation of Islam. He was also charged with establishing new mosques around the country. He returned to Boston and became the Minister of the NOI's Temple # 11. He was also selected to lead the NOI's mosque #7 on Lenox Avenue in Harlem and is credited with other establishments in Detroit, Michigan and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His public speaking and media appearances also contributed to increased awareness and interest in the Nation of Islam. In fact, Malcolm X is largely credited with the increase in the NOI membership from 500 in 1952 to 30,000 in 1963.

The public nature of his work, however, led the FBI and national government to pay very close attention to Malcolm X. At certain points the NOI organizations Malcolm X was involved in were infiltrated by the FBI and the group's communications and activities were heavily monitored.

In the early 1960's Malcolm was made aware of accusations of adultery against Elijah Muhammad. The women who Muhammad was said to have extramarital affairs with were all women within the Nation of Islam organization and the shock of the news proved to be a difficult test of Malcolm X's faith. Upon confirmation of these rumors from Muhammad, Malcolm X was not only hurt by the deception of his mentor, but felt guilt for leading so many people into an organization that he now believed to be deceitful.

Soon after this discovery, Malcolm X was silenced for 90 days by none other than Elijah Muhammad for publicly criticizing John F. Kennedy directly after his assassination. While he respected the order, it was not long after that he publicly announced his separation from the Nation of Islam and founded his own religious organization, the Muslim Mosque, Inc.

After spending time on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, sharing his beliefs and visions with people of all different cultures, Malcolm X returned to the United States with a new energy and vision for his work. He began to not only direct his work towards African Americans but to people of all races and ethnicities. He preached about human rights, freedom, action, and community building. While re-establishing himself, however, the old tensions with the Nation of Islam were still festering and rumors began that Malcolm X had been targeted for assassination. Attempts were made on his life and threats were made against his wife, Betty, and four daughters. In February of 1965 his family home was firebombed, and while everyone made it out alive, no one was ever charged with the crime.

It was only one week later, on February 21, 1965, in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom when three men rushed Malcolm X on stage during a speaking engagement and shot him 15 times at close range. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at New York's Columbia

"Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action." -Malcolm X

Presbyterian Hospital. Later that year his wife Betty gave birth to their twin daughters. Three men, Talmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler, and Thomas 15X Johnson, were all convicted of the murder in March of 1966.

The legacy of Malcolm X and his work have inspired and informed many others in their fight for social justice and equality. He has been immortalized not only in his work, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", but in other books, documentaries, and movies, and remains a historical figure admired by all generations.
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Malcolm X, originally Malcolm Little, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. After moving to the Midwest with his family at a young age, he suffered great tragedy with the alleged suicide of his father and the subsequent institutionalization of his mother.

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"JAY-Z (born December 4, 1969, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) American rapper and entrepreneur, one of the most influential figures in hip-hop in the 1990s and early 21st century.

Shawn Carter grew up in Brooklyn’s often dangerous Marcy Projects, where he was raised mainly by his mother. His firsthand experience with illicit drug dealing would inform his lyrics when he began rapping under the stage name Jazzy, soon shortened to Jay-Z (a name that may also have been derived from the proximity of the J and Z subway lines to the Marcy Projects). Jay-Z and two friends founded their own company, Roc-A-Fella Records, to release his debut album, Reasonable Doubt (1996), which eventually sold more than a million copies in the United States."

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JAY-Z (born December 4, 1969, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) American rapper and entrepreneur, one of the most influential figures in hip-hop in the 1990s and early 21st century.

Shawn Carter grew up in Brooklyn's often dangerous Marcy Projects, where he was raised mainly by his mother. His firsthand experience with illicit drug dealing would inform his lyrics when he began rapping under the stage name Jazzy, soon shortened to Jay-Z (a name that may also have been derived from the proximity of the J and Z subway lines to the Marcy Projects). Jay-Z and two friends founded their own company, Roc-A-Fella Records, to release his debut album, Reasonable Doubt (1996), which eventually sold more than a million copies in the United States.

A string of successful albums followed at a rate of at least one per year through 2003. Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life (1998) not only was the first of Jay-Z's releases to top the Billboard 200 album chart but also won him his first Grammy Award, for best rap album. The critically acclaimed The Blueprint (2001), featuring the triumphant hit "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," solidified his status as one of the preeminent voices in hip-hop at the dawn of the 21st century. Shortly after its release, Jay-Z pleaded guilty to assault relating to a 1999 nightclub stabbing and received three years' probation, but the incident did little to derail his career. Ahead of the release of The Black Album (2003), however, Jay-Z announced his retirement as a performer. The ostensible farewell recording proved to be one of his most popular, with the brash single "99 Problems," produced by Rick Rubin, attracting considerable attention. In 2004 he assumed the presidency of Def Jam Recordings, making him one of the most highly placed African American executives in the recording industry at the time.

Postretirement, Jay-Z stayed remarkably active in music. He collaborated with the rock group Linkin Park in 2004, and he appeared as a guest vocalist on the recordings of numerous other artists, including Kanye West, whose career he had helped foster, and Beyoncé, whom he had begun dating. (The two were married in 2008.) Jay-Z also developed a large portfolio of business ventures and investments, including a film-production company, a clothing line, and a stake in the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association, which he later helped relocate to his hometown of Brooklyn. He formally returned to recording in 2006 with Kingdom Come. In 2007, shortly after releasing the album American Gangster, he stepped down as Def Jam president. He founded a new label, Roc Nation, in 2008, and it soon became a full-service entertainment conglomerate.

Jay-Z proved that he remained one of rap's most-bankable acts when he embarked on a highly successful tour with Mary J. Blige in 2008. The following year he released The Blueprint 3, which bore the sound of some of his most frequent producers, including West and Timbaland. The album generated such hits as "Empire State of Mind," a musical love letter to New York City adorned with soaring guest vocals by Alicia Keys, and the determined "Run This Town," which featured West and Rihanna. Both songs won Grammy Awards, as did two other singles from the album. Watch the Throne (2011), an ambitious and highly regarded collaboration with West, proved to be similarly fruitful, with the singles "Otis," "Niggas in Paris," and "No Church in the Wild" capturing Grammys as well. In between the two releases, Jay-Z published a memoir, Decoded (2010).

Jay Z (having dropped the hyphen from his name) returned in 2013 with Magna Carta Holy Grail, which, in an exclusive deal with Samsung, was made available for free to users of the company's smartphones several days ahead of its official release. Although the album, on which the rapper reflected on his massive wealth and fame, was greeted with mostly lukewarm reviews, it became his 13th release to land at number one on the Billboard 200. It also produced two Grammy wins: one for best rap/sung collaboration for "Holy Grail" and another for best music video for "Suit & Tie." He received two more Grammys a year later for his collaboration on Beyoncé's song " Drunk in Love."

In 2017 JAY-Z (having capitalized the letters and reinstated the hyphen in his name) released his 13th studio solo album, 4:44, an extremely candid album that was, in part, a response to Beyoncé's Lemonade (2016), on which she accused her husband of adultery. He admitted to infidelity on various tracks and also addressed racism and politics. The couple's albums were both released exclusively on TIDAL-a subscription-based music streaming service that JAY-Z owned alongside other artists. JAY-Z had acquired the service in 2015 when he purchased its parent, the Norwegian technology company Aspiro AB. Also in 2017 JAY-Z became the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2018 he and Beyoncé, billed as the Carters, unveiled the collaborative effort Everything Is Love, for which they won the Grammy for best urban contemporary album. In 2021 JAY-Z was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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JAY-Z | Biography, Songs, Empire State of Mind, Beyonce, & Facts

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JAY-Z, American rapper and entrepreneur, one of the most influential figures in hip-hop in the 1990s and early 21st century. His songs included 'Izzo (H.O.V.A.),' '99 Problems,' 'Empire State of Mind,' 'No Church in the Wild,' and 'Holy Grail.' He also had a portfolio of business ventures.

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The eighth child of the Jackson family, Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album Off the Wall.Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. The group scored its first No. 1 single in 1969, with “I Want You Back.” By age 11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and by age 14 he had released his first solo album.On this day in 1987, Michael gave his support to the NAACP's campaign against racism, an effort designed to stop prejudice against black artists. A fight close to MJ's heart, he remained active in the fight for equality throughout his life, including teaming with the National Action Network's campaign in 2002.

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Mark Wahlberg was the youngest of nine children. Three years after his parents divorce, he dropped out of high school and started stealing and selling drugs. At the age of 16 he hit rock bottom in prison after beating up a Vietnamese man. After turning his life around, he became a successful actor and producer.

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Oprah Winfrey grew up in a poor family in Mississippi. In her early teens, she was sent to Nashville to live with her father, who was a positive influence in her life. She then received a full scholarship to Tennessee State University. Winfrey has created books been in movies and even has her own podcast. She has gone through challenging times but she did let that face her. She fought through it and became an American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur.

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Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.), American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre. She became one of the richest and most influential women in the United States.

Winfrey moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age six to live with her mother. In her early teens she was sent to Nashville to live with her father, who proved to be a positive influence in her life. Winfrey received a full scholarship to Tennessee State University but left to pursue a career in broadcasting; she eventually earned her degree in 1986. At age 19 she became a news anchor for the local CBS television station, and in 1976 she was made a reporter and coanchor for the ABC news affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. She found herself constrained by the objectivity required of news reporting, and in 1977 she became cohost of the Baltimore morning show People Are Talking.

Winfrey excelled in the casual and personal talk-show format, and in 1984 she moved to Chicago to host the faltering talk show AM Chicago. Winfrey's honest and engaging personality quickly turned the program into a success, and in 1985 it was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. Syndicated nationally in 1986, the program became the highest-rated television talk show in the United States and earned several Emmy Awards.

In 1985 Winfrey appeared in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Alice Walker's 1982 novel The Color Purple. Her critically acclaimed performance led to other roles, including a performance in the television miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989). Winfrey formed her own television production company, Harpo Productions, Inc., in 1986, and a film production company, Harpo Films, in 1990. The companies began buying film rights to literary works, including Connie May Fowler's Before Women Had Wings, which appeared in 1997 with Winfrey as both star and producer, and Toni Morrison's Beloved, which appeared in 1998, also with Winfrey in a starring role.

Winfrey later lent her voice to several animated films, including Charlotte's Web (2006) and The Princess and the Frog (2009), and appeared in Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013). Selma (2014), a film about Martin Luther King, Jr., that Winfrey produced and also appeared in, was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture. She subsequently starred in the HBO TV movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017), portraying the daughter of a woman whose cancerous cells were, unbeknownst to her and her family, used in research that led to numerous scientific advances. Winfrey then appeared as Mrs. Which in the 2018 film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's acclaimed 1962 sci-fi novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Winfrey broke new ground in 1996 by starting an on-air book club. She announced selections two to four weeks in advance and then discussed the book on her show with a select group of people. Each book chosen quickly rose to the top of the best-seller charts, and Winfrey's effect on the publishing industry was significant. Winfrey further expanded her presence in the publishing industry with the highly successful launch of O, the Oprah Magazine in 2000 and O at Home in 2004. The latter folded in 2008, and O, the Oprah Magazine ceased its print publication in 2020 and was rebranded the following year. Oprah Daily became the digital product, and O Quarterly, a print edition published four times a year, was launched.

In 1998 Winfrey expanded her media entertainment empire when she cofounded Oxygen Media, which launched a cable television network for women. In 2006 the Oprah & Friends channel debuted on satellite radio. She brokered a partnership with Discovery Communications in 2008, through which the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) replaced the Discovery Health Channel in January 2011. In 2009 Winfrey announced that her television talk show would end in 2011; it was speculated that she would focus on OWN. The last episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show aired in May 2011, and Oprah's Next Chapter, a weekly prime-time interview program on OWN, debuted in January 2012. In 2017 it was announced that Discovery was acquiring a majority share in OWN, though Winfrey would remain involved in the channel. That year she also became a special correspondent for the newsmagazine 60 Minutes, which aired on CBS. In 2018 Winfrey announced an agreement to produce content for the Apple TV+ streaming service, and in 2020 she began producing and hosting the streaming talk show Oprah Talks COVID-19. In addition, she hosted a two-part panel discussion, Where Do We Go From Here?, on OWN to address the widespread anti-racism movement that arose after the on-video killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2021 Oprah made headlines with her candid interview of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, the couple's first since they stopped being working members of the British royal family. The much-hyped TV special aired on CBS.

Winfrey engaged in numerous philanthropic activities, including the creation of Oprah's Angel Network, which sponsors charitable initiatives worldwide. In 2007 she opened a $40 million school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa. She became an outspoken crusader against child abuse and received many honours and awards from civic, philanthropic, and entertainment organizations. In 2010 she was named a Kennedy Center honoree, and the following year she received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2013 Winfrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She won the Cecil B. DeMille Award (a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement) in 2018, and her impassioned speech-in which she called for racial and gender equality-was widely seen as one of the ceremony's most memorable moments.

Winfrey published several self-help books, including The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose (2019) and What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (2021; written with Bruce D. Perry).

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Oprah Winfrey | Biography, Talk Show, Movies, & Facts

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Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.), American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre. She became one of the richest and most influential women in the United States. Winfrey moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age six to live with her mother.

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when you discuss change and rising up its one person that comes to my mind and that is "Martin Luther king Jr" he was all about change and rising up. this was not easy path for him and he faced a lot of challenges but in the end he had a powerful impact on the world and changes did happen. American economy is hard in some ways it may even seem to be impossible to over come but if you put in the time and effort you will succeed and have financial freedom in this world and impact it the way you want too. in the words of the late grate Martin Luther king jr "Let's rise up tonight with greater readiness.let's stand with greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days"

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When you talk about a person having "grit" and wanting to change the world and success naturally followed there is only one person that came to mind "Bob Marley". Bob is from a place called trench town. He came from the trenches of Jamaica. Success was not easy for him and through much adversity he changed the world through music. American economy is hard some may even say impossible to make it. Success comes with having tenacity a willingness to never give up and fight for a change for yourself or for your community. A pride for the product or goal that you believe in. In the end you can reach financial freedom in this world and impact it in a way that you intended too. For example Bob Marley fought for humanity and peace he did that the only way he knew how and that was with music and made change not only for his country but for the world and he continues to do that even today. Rastifari is now accepted in Jamaica and around the world a huge win considering now everyone around the world knows what it is.

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Bob Marley | Biography, Songs, Albums, Death, & Facts

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Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter whose thoughtful ongoing distillation of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms blossomed in the 1970s into an electrifying rock-influenced hybrid that made him an international superstar.

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As the economy reaches an all time high in recent years, Americans believe it to be impossible to persevere in a highly competitive country such as America. That the current state of the economy eliminates any possibility of fair competition, and that only the rich are able to persevere in these conditions. Their assumptions are reasonable; however, an article released by The White House Competition Counsel, reviews current issues and assures regulations are in place in order to restructure a healthy, and most importantly, fair economy. "By supporting agencies in considering the potential competitive effects of these rules, the new guidance helps to ensure that every investment made in the economy generates the maximum benefit for all Americans." (paragraph 14). Another testimony of perseverance in this economy is Shawty Bae, an overnight internet sensation. She got her start collaborating on TikTok lives with well-known Tiktokers and winning the hearts of millions with her iconic lines such as, "oh my gatos" and "bye, see you never" and her overall flamboyant persona. Shawty Bae came from nothing and now has her own apartment, her own business, and has brand deals with the "Pollo Loco" franchise.

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Introduction

Promoting fair competition is a key pillar of Bidenomics, along with investing in America and empowering workers. Competition is the backbone of a market economy; it supports lower prices, higher quality goods and services, greater variety, and more innovation. Accordingly, President Biden has pushed for a whole-of-government approach to identify and address barriers to healthy competition wherever they appear, starting with an Executive Order in the early months of the Administration, which created the White House Competition Council and identified 72 actions agencies could take to increase competition.

As the Biden-Harris Administration implements its Investing in America agenda, which includes the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, there is a pivotal role for attention to competition. Just as regulations shape competition in existing markets, regulation and government investment can shape new and developing markets as well. By considering the promotion of competition in our investments, we can shape industries to be pro-competitive from the beginning so that there is no need to " unscramble the eggs"-to unwind highly concentrated industries after the fact. Similarly, the economic literature shows how industrial policies that foster competition and invest in strategic industries-while also " weeding out " projects that fail-can support economic growth. A robust competition policy complements our historic investments in America to develop mature, innovative industries that are competitive on a global scale.

To this end, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released new guidance yesterday to help agencies developing Federal regulations better assess their potential effects on competition. In light of OMB's new guidance, this blog describes the central role for competition in industrial strategy and how regulation can help shape fair and resilient markets for critical goods.

Competition and Industrial Strategy

The pillars of Bidenomics work together: for example, investments in America are designed to be pro-competitive, and pro-competitive policies are designed to support investment. Through his Investing in America agenda, the President is investing in new and rapidly growing industries, including the domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies and semiconductors, and working to ensure those markets are competitive and fair.

Promoting healthy competition in these industries is best accomplished by proactively shaping markets to be fair from the outset. Anticompetitive markets dominated by a few (or one single firm) can stifle innovation and prevent good ideas and products from reaching the market. On the other hand, the use of pro-competitive policies to shape markets-for instance, enabling market entry by innovative new enterprises or facilitating competition between firms to constantly improve-helps to maximize the benefits from the President's investments in foundation infrastructure and strategic industries.

Making sure that larger competitors do not wall off key infrastructure is vital for promoting competition, and for allowing smaller entrants to eventually scale. The Investing in America agenda supports infrastructure investment, which is essential for maintaining competition in the economy. For example, investments in airports, bridges, and municipal bus fleets, such as those included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are important for enabling competitive industries here at home. These projects ensure that goods and services can be transported efficiently, which lowers costs and encourages new suppliers to enter the market.

The Administration is empowering the market to identify the most efficient clean energy technology for every application, rather than investing in one or two technologies or picking specific "national champion" firms. Many of the Administration's investments in the Investing in America agenda are sector-based, meaning they invest in specific needs of the economy rather than individual companies or technologies. For example, the Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit and Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit allow electricity production from a multitude of different clean energy sources. Starting in January 2025, any energy project that produces zero greenhouse gas emissions is eligible for the credit, whether using wind, solar, hydroelectric, or some other energy source. Tax credits like these are powerful tools in part because they do not pick winners within an industry. Unlike industrial targeting and other distortive economic policies and practices, such as those from the Chinese government, they allow consumers to make the ultimate choices while encouraging manufacturers to compete against one another. More competitive U.S. manufacturers also means that consumers around the world have more options to choose from.

In other cases, the goal of the Administration's investments is to solve coordination problems. Case in point: in order to build the capacity to deliver the clean energy the United States needs, the Investing in America agenda seeks to create new regional clean energy hubs. Companies in the same industry or supply chain often cluster in local areas and cities. For example, many auto parts manufacturers are located near final auto assembly plants. These arrangements not only lower transportation costs, but also actively encourage entry by new firms, who have an easier time accessing customers and input suppliers. For new industries, however, it may be difficult for the private sector to arrange such clusters on its own due to a classic "chicken-and-egg" problem: the cluster is necessary for a variety of firms to succeed, but each party needs the others to establish themselves first. Government investment can help coordinate the creation of hubs to overcome these challenges, and additional bonuses for projects using domestically-manufactured inputs or located in energy communities can further incentivize these clusters.

Competition and Regulatory Policy

Simultaneously, the Administration is seeking to ensure that regulations complement the Administration's investments and support fair and resilient markets.

Regulations can enhance competition. Earlier this year, the Federal Highway Administration outlined standards for electric vehicle chargers funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including requirements that the chargers have consistent plug types and power levels. Additionally, digital applications that support these charging stations must list the location, price, availability, and accessibility of chargers on a map, with a single app and account that must work for all chargers. These standards support fair competition in the electric vehicle market by enabling consumers to make choices based on the quality and price of the vehicle, not based on access to proprietary charging networks.

OMB's new guidance provides regulators with resources for considering competition effects when designing and evaluating new regulations. Federal agencies have long been required to assess the benefits and costs of certain proposed regulations to ensure that they serve the public interest. The new guidance on competition, which elaborates on existing guidance,[1] encourages regulators to consider important questions such as how competitive the regulated market already is, whether new regulation would affect the number of firms in the market, and how the regulation could affect competition in the labor market.

The goal of the new guidance is not to overemphasize potential effects on competition, but rather to promote a baseline understanding regarding how and when these effects can emerge. Agencies can then apply their own extensive expertise to assess the relevance and importance of these potential competitive effects to a given proposed rule.

Conclusion

Promoting competition is essential for ensuring effective implementation of the President's economic agenda. In tandem with historic private-sector investments in America, agency rulemaking will play a critical role in shaping new markets. This new guidance provides Federal agencies with a toolkit for evaluating how proposed regulations may impact the competitive nature of a market-ensuring that the regulatory review process is informed by the best economic evidence.

By supporting agencies in considering the potential competitive effects of these rules, the new guidance helps to ensure that every investment made in the economy generates the maximum benefit for all Americans.

[1] The central guidance for analyzing the benefits and costs of regulations, known as Circular A-4, is currently under revision for the first time since it was written in 2003.

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Investing in America to Create Fair and Competitive Markets | The White House

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Heather Boushey, Chief Economist, Investing in America Cabinet Introduction Promoting fair competition is a key pillar of Bidenomics, along with investing in America and empowering workers. Competition is the backbone of a market economy; it supports lower prices, higher quality goods and services, greater variety, and more innovation.

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Written by Hermundur Sigmundsson and Håvard Hauge

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As many people face adversity in the American economy, some may think it is impossible to succeed through financial freedom. However, with the ever-expanding use of technology and accessible information at one's fingertip, one may easily find many examples of people growing out of their hardships and becoming widely successful people. For example, figures such as Mr. Beast, who only started his social platform in his room watching Anime and performing extreme challenges, have now impacted the world through his online charitable and entertaining persona. Ke Huy Quan openly talks about having been a childhood to adult actor, struggling to make any other roles after the success of "The Goonies" and "Indiana Jones" for many years, and recently made his break and won an Oscar for Best-Supporting Actor--another example of someone who was able to succeed despite the seemingly never-ending hardship. Both figures have one thing in common: their inner confidence to succeed. Hermundur Sigmundsson and Håvard Hauge's I CAN Intervention to Increase Grit and Self-Efficacy: A Pilot Study article highlights their exciting findings in success through mental growth. "The intervention increased the score in three of four variables, i.e., Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Well-Being. This pilot study is very promising. That 35–40 min online intervention is able to "turn on the switch," meaning that the participants develop stronger beliefs or the feeling of I CAN." (Hermundur and Håvard Hauge). Essentially, the participants they studied had more confidence in themselves, in their grit, self-efficiency, and well-being, through the power of "I can" affirmations or practicing stronger beliefs within themselves. This finding helps prove that one can overcome obstacles and succeed by cultivating strength in one's mindset and belief in one's abilities.