Many People Have Argued That Texas Counties Need to Be

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Many people have argued that Texas counties need to be more efficiently designed. What are the criticisms surrounding the size of counties? What are some particular examples of these problems with size?

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Market Risk Premium

The additional financial return an investor aims to achieve by having a risky market portfolio instead of investments that are risk-free.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital, a calculation of a firm's capital cost that weighs each category of capital (equity, debt) proportionately.

CGT

Capital Gains Tax, a tax on the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was purchased at a cost amount that was lower than the amount realized on the sale.

Selling New Common Stock

The process whereby a company issues and sells additional shares of its common stock to investors to raise capital.