The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures all bank deposits in the United States up to $250k. It is funded by a premium levied on banks based on their balance of insured funds and their assessed level of risk. In the event of a bank folding, depositors will receive all $250k of their insured funds. This is aimed at preventing bank runs by giving depositors confidence that they don't need to withdraw funds in the event of turmoil for banks.

Government backed mortgage financing corporations are public entities that purchase mortgages from primary lenders with the principal goal of increasing liquidity in the market for mortgages and reducing the risk to suppliers of capital in the mortgage market. The most well-known examples are the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

A bail bondsman is any person, agency or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a defendant in court.

An 'exploding offer' is an offer that expires if not accepted by a certain time.

Italy has very strong labour unions which have significant power over both politics and industry. As a result, Italy has very strong labour market regulations, for instance it is quite difficult to fire people, and some unions have been able to maintain strong licening schemes which prevent new workers being able to operate in their markets. Italy is currently receiving significant funds from the European Unions Recovery and Resilience Fund, however unlocking further tranches of the fund relies on market liberalisation reform.

The third way was a political movement in left wing politics in the 1990's which saw left wing political parties move away from explicitly or implicitly socialist policy platforms, towards platforms which emphasised the role of the free market in acheiving the lefts policy goals. Proponents of the third way include Bill Clinton in the United States, and New Labour under Tony Blair in the United Kingdom.

The Yemeni civil war is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 that involves multiple rebel groups that are said to be funded or armed by Iran and/or Saudi Arabia. Recently, China has brokered an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties. China’s former Foreign Minister – and current Politburo member – Wang Yi directly mediated the agreement.

For the purposes of this debate, there are two dominant views of how a post automation future could play out. The first assumes that the vast majority of work will be automated, and most people will not have to work for the economy to be productive. In that case, the government would collect and redistribute automated production and allow people to choose what to do with their lives. The other assumes that while some tasks will be automated, humans will simply move into higher level, more fulfilling forms of employment.