When measured together, they serve as an annual marker for the dynamism of free enterprise.

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This issue vividly illustrates one of America's basic strengths: the extraordinary dynamism and creativity of our free enterprise system, a system that prizes and encourages people who, in Abraham Lincoln's words, try to improve their lot in life.

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