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, 1.BACKGROUNDFACTS

I
nas
signment1,oneoft
heques
tionswas
:

“I
nJanuary2026Pat
ri
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elydes
cri
bedby:

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b.Theonl
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c. Nopr
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.

d.It
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hatmuchmoney.

e.It
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Thisi
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el
dR3.5bil
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yyear!R3.
5bil
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!
Everyyear
!!

Doyour
ememberwhi
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on“a”s
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y:“Goodforhi
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Whatthisopti
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cal
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ngis,t
hatthe
weal
thofbi
ll
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resli
keMotsepearecompletel
yreas
onableandjusti
fi
abl
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Whatwewantyout odoint
hisass
ignmentistoexami
nethisopti
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.
e.someone,
per
hapsevenyou,havi
ngUS$4.2bil
l
ion)f
rom theper
spec
tiveofKant
’sf
ormulaof
uni
ver
sall
awversi
onofthecat
egori
calimperat
ive.

2.EVALUATEUSINGKANT'
SCATEGORI
CALI
MPERATI
VE(
We'
vedonet
hef
ir
stt
wo
st
agesforyou)

1.St
ateyourpr
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edac
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im:

Pat
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C)
i
nordertogetreal
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2.Res
tat
ethi
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ver
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aw:

Al
" lpeopl
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1bil
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laccumul
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li
onovert
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seof
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heirl
if
einordert
ogetreall
y,r
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lyri
ch.
"

3.I
sthemax
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ldr
uledbyt
heuni
ver
sal
law;