Sentences with phrase «economy than harm»

Yet raising the price of alcohol is more likely to benefit the economy than harm it, by reducing the productivity costs associated with workers» harmful alcohol consumption.

Not exact matches

Low interest rates were necessary to juice the economy during the financial crisis, but they are now, by many measures, doing more harm than good.

The Puerto Rican government has great potential to harm the economy and slow a recovery, and unfortunately, that is exactly what it has done for more than a decade.

«My assessment is that U.S. sanctions eventually bring more harm to Europe than to Russia, also as a result of our counter-sanctions that create burden costs for the European economy,» Arkady Dvorkovich, told CNBC on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy.

If such trends persist, China's economy, the second - largest in the world behind the United States», may then slow even more than it has, further harming the many countries that have for years relied on China for their growth.

Given that California contributes far more to the national economy than any other state, both California and the US as a whole should be concerned about national trade policies that harm rather than boost California's economy.

Though California's overall economy is less dependent on exports than those of many states, the California counties most likely to be harmed by the potential emerging trade war with China include many that are already struggling economically.

Again, if one actually believes that zero interest policy is helpful to the economy more than it creates harm through financial stability risks (and we certainly view the risks as dominant), it follows that the FOMC may indeed be put on hold for a while.

UTZ and Rainforest Alliance certified, Monte Alegre guarantees the full traceability of its coffee production and use production methods that do not harm the environment and promote a sustainable rural economy — more than 20 countries import coffee from Monte Alegre.

We import more than we export and it's been harming our economy running a massive trade deficit.

This shortfall is a clear false economy which harms patient care and creates more cost to the NHS, rather than focussing resources more effectively.»

«On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer,» the Cabinet minister said.

Many surveyed also say that, so far, the federal government's efforts to boost the economy and job market have done more harm than good.

This may, though, do it more harm than good because Summit does not snap out from the growing crowd of small, economy cars, a number of which are sportier.

9 credit score myths do more harm than good — In today's economy, a good credit score is more valuable than ever, but not all advice is good advice.

Most Republicans are skeptical about whether, in general, policies aimed at reducing climate change benefit the environment (72 % of Republicans and Republican leaners say these policies either make no difference or do more harm than good), and 57 % think such policies harm the economy.

They are make - work but, as noted above, make work that inflicts far more harm on the economy, and therefore the people, than merely incurring debt through ditch dig - and - fill programs.

Contrary to the claims made in these studies, we found that the green job initiatives reviewed in each actually causes greater harm than good to the American economy and will cause growth to slow.

«In fact, more people believe that preparation efforts will help the economy and create jobs around the U.S., in their state and in their town than think these efforts will harm the economy and result in fewer jobs in those areas.

The AGW alarmists have lost because they can not justify their belief that GHG emissions will do more harm than good this century, let alone justify their belief that GHG emissions will damage the global economy or human well being.

If 20 % of players buy gold, if most players are too low - level to encounter gold farmers, and if gold farming may stabilize some game economies, is it really the case that gold farmers do more harm than good?

While many decry reforms like these — especially the one relating to banks — as nothing more than Washington, D.C., political game - playing and Wall Street favors, each in its own right highlights the larger problem with business method patents: instead of spurring innovation (as the patent system is intended to do), they often harm businesses by imposing additional costs (in the form of licenses or litigation), which in turn harms the consumer, as well as the economy at large.

«This research proves that the MLTT is doing more harm than good where our economy is concerned,» says Poulopoulos.