Sentences with phrase «better than no policy»

It just doesn't occur to him that there could be a range of policies, with a policy that keeps the temperature in 2100 only five degrees higher better than a policy that lets it get six degrees higher, etc..

Remember, a decreasing term policy is better than no policy at all.

In that case, it's better than the policy completely ending with no option.

Not exact matches

«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

«Protectionist policies like the proposed tariffs could end up doing more harm than good.

However, the existing customers are different as well as special than the prospects and therefore, need flexible policies after a certain period.

Though Kashkari begins with a broad attack on monetary rules, it quickly devolves into a focused attack on the Taylor Rule which he argues «effectively turn [s] monetary policy over to a computer, rather than continue to let Fed policy makers use their best judgment to consider a wide range of data and economic trends.»

But with the economy growing so much faster than projected, policy makers may well feel compelled to advance their plans to raise interest rates in order to keep up.

He said the central bank will be spending time on investigating whether there is a better way to measure trend inflation than the core rate policy makers follow now.

An adviser who earns a flat fee - such an hourly rate or a set percentage of your portfolio value - is much better aligned with you than an adviser who earns commissions for selling you particular mutual funds, insurance policies, or other products.

It's better to lose a few dollars on a sale than it is to develop a reputation as a company with dishonest policies.

For instance, it is one thing to say, «Our return policy is better than Brand X, since we give you 90 days and they give 15.»

«As well, yesterday's FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting was less dovish than expected as the Fed kept its policy forecasts unchanged despite clear deceleration in inflation and a couple of bad data points yesterday.»

Unfortunately, they're also a less well - tested weapon than good, ol' monetary policy.

Nearly half of HR professionals claim their organization previously had a policy against rehiring former employees — even if the employee left in good standing — yet 76 % are more accepting of hiring boomerang employees today than in the past.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

More than half of the companies listed on the TSX have introduced equity policies, but the results are mixed at best

Regardless of whether you need to communicate new policies to your team or product specifications to shoppers, your small business can do the job faster and better than any giant - sized company.

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

Policy makers favor the manufacturing sector because it has historically provided good paying jobs for middle - skill workers, or those folks who have more than a high school education but not a four - year college degree.

But late last year he decided rather than continue to work for change in the policy world, he could do more good as an entrepreneur.

Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan and several other institutions, soon shot back saying the stock market performed better under Obama than under Trump at the same point in their presidency.

I think we would have better policy if I were more persuasive than I have been able to be,» Kocherlakota told reporters after his speech here.

Li sees reforms to China's strict immigration policies as a necessary way to create a better environment for entrepreneurship and innovation to flourish in the country, which saw its economy grow larger than expected in 2017.

A better policy focus on those areas has a better chance to dramatically alter poverty than the new math being peddled as scientific fact.

Theoretically, it's good for small business: The Wall Street Journal reports that Giuliani hopes at least 13 million people will trade their employer - based insurance for a private plan, bringing the number of Americans who buy their own policies to more than 30 million.

The idea was originally developed in the early 1930s by the Russian - born economist Simon Kuznets, who was commissioned by the U.S. government to come up with a better way to measure economic activity — and guide an increasingly interventionist government policy — than relying on shaky indicators like the stock market and railcar loadings.

In other words, if you tighten monetary policy, certainly by more than is discounted in the market — and what's discounted in the market is very minor rising market — that will reverberate through asset class prices, as well as then you can have a situation in terms of the economy.

Suppose this slate of policies works better than expected and retail prices fall, on average, by 5 %.

Cuban, who identifies as a libertarian, also said that he strongly opposes Trump's socially conservative policies and added that he could do a better job than Trump in the Oval Office.

This leads her to believe that Lyft and its policies treat the drivers better than Uber treats its own.

Or as Paul Shapiro, vice president of policy at the Humane Society of the United States and author of the forthcoming book Clean Meat, sums up: «It's possible that folks in this field might end up doing more good for animals than what I've done with my life.»

Presumably, there'll be some propellant behind this with the fiscal policy, that is, the tax cuts, inducement for capex, and — perhaps, a better regulatory environment for private businesses — than they had before.

And although anti-best-friend policies may help kids in the short - term, research suggests the strong connections found among best friends could be vital for mental health in a world where adolescents are lonelier than ever.

An advisor who earns a flat fee — such an hourly rate or a set percentage of your portfolio value — is much better aligned with you than an advisor who earns commissions for selling you particular mutual funds, insurance policies, or other products.

Better to come up with policies that grapple with that reality, rather than charge ahead with unprecedented measures designed to recapture yesterday's growth.

«After more than a decade of promises to do better, how is today's apology different and why should we trust Facebook to make the necessary changes to ensure user privacy and give people a clearer picture of your privacy policies?»

A well - functioning local - currency bond market allows a government much more economic policy flexibility than can be experienced when tied to foreign currency borrowing.

Do you have the imagination, capacity, and the policy independence, to put together a policy agenda that is better both in policy and political terms, than simply rubber - stamping some misguided and out of date 2011 election promises?

Canada managed the financial storm of 2008 better than others because we anticipated risks and acted proactively with public policy foresight, responsible oversight of our financial industry, and better decisions and performance by financial service providers and our clients than was the case in other countries.

But in the end, we are living in a world in which the ability of monetary policy alone to boost growth sustainably is very likely to be a good deal more limited than we might wish.

It took 20 years and two recessions — both of which were more severe than the one we just had — before we were able to come up with a monetary policy framework that works well.

«What the economy really needs is an improvement in business confidence that could probably come more from better fiscal policy than monetary policy.»

Canada can learn from the experiences of places like Sydney, Zurich and San Francisco in assessing which policies best address the concerns of residents and which policies may do more harm than good to the local real estate market.

With a community of more than 2 billion people, all around the world, in every different country, where there are wildly different social and cultural norms, it's just not clear to me that us sitting in an office here in California are best placed to always determine what the policies should be for people all around the world.

Compared with previous episodes of booming commodity prices, a floating currency, a sound but flexible medium - term framework for monetary policy and a flexible labour market mean we are doing much better this time than in the mid 1970s or early 1950s.

A good strategy and policy are way more important than the money you put into your business.

If wage negotiations, for example, were to build in current low expected price increases — of the order of 2 to 3 per cent — that kind of behaviour would clearly produce better national outcomes than if larger increases (not backed by genuine productivity gains) were pursued and granted, only to be followed by a tightening of policy.

While an abundance of raw materials may complicate the management of companies and the conduct of economic policy, it's far better for a country to have resources than not to have them.

Level term policies are usually more affordable since premiums can vary based upon factors other than age, and the insurer can better price your risk profile.