Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Briefly

explain each of your answers.

1. Since stronger protection for intellectual property is likely to increase the production of

useful information, the lives of patents should be increased beyond their current 20-year length.

2. Since the large taxicab fleets in New York City own their own repair garages, their taxis

are likely to be in better repair than are the taxis that are driven by owner-drivers (who usually useindependent garages).