Sentences with phrase «in a race to the bottom»

Lawyers have been engaged in a race to the bottom in the marketing of their services for decades.
More importantly, while fees are a crucial factor in investing, there is a danger of engaging in a race to the bottom.
Many aspiring freelance writers get caught in a race to the bottom on content job bidding sites.
It may be that even with the best of intentions we've got our most vulnerable students in a race to the bottom when it comes to reading.
Many aspiring freelance writers get caught in a race to the bottom on content job bidding sites.
When labor is plentiful, workers must compete for jobs in a race to the bottom.
It created a few dominant providers but resulted in a race to the bottom in management fees.
One watchdog group that tracks state subsidies to business says it is the latest step in a race to the bottom, with states spending big money for trophy deals.
The logical explanation is that Saudi Arabia is engaged in a race to the bottom with US shale producers, and is now prepared to throw everything it has at the market just to ensure it is the last man standing when everything settles down.
Ohio Governor John Kasich today threw his hat in the ring to join an already crowded field of GOP presidential candidates competing in a race to the bottom on women's health.
But if the space in these blocks is not scarce, competing miners could always undercut other miner's fees in a race to the bottom, until fees reach a near - zero level and miners earn close to nothing to reinvest in hashing power.
This was just the beginning of Motorola's new lineup of smartphones, but it looks like the company is engaged in a race to the bottom of the Android phone market.
The rise in interest rates to 20 percent by 1980 forced most states to revoke their usury laws, and credit card companies played states against each other in a race to the bottom when it came to protecting consumer rights.
David Stockman: Because, you're in a race to the bottom by all the central banks in the world that are expanding their balance sheets at rates that have never been seen before.
«Secondly, we are not at all interested in participating in a race to the bottom in regards to competing with financial incentives that are not viable for this community.»
But when things got tough during the downturn, rather than follow the herd in a race to the bottom, Randall and his partners at Tinlins ran in the opposite direction.
Lazio gamely took to the stage to offer the Republican rebuttal after reporters finished their annual skewering of pols on both sides of the aisle — including a song to the tune of «Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better,» that portrayed Lazio and his primary opponent, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, as two bratty school boys in a race to the bottom.
We need to compete on skills and ingenuity, not on sacrificing workers» rights in a race to the bottom
And instead they wasted tens of millions of scarce taxpayer funds on out - of - state consultants, inexperienced staff and expensive new software in their race to the bottom.
This court decision must be overturned so that our children are not punished in a race to the bottom.
Meanwhile, ETF leader Blackstone says it sees a secular shift to exchange - traded funds and top asset managers are engaged in a fee war in a race to the bottom on low ETF fees.
Competing against your friends in a race to the bottom of the ski hill in a homemade sled... This is just a taste of the unique events held in Banff and Lake Louise each ski season.
It's a festering, pus filled pit of manipulation and despair with no currently known bottom; and don't be mistaken, publishers are digging, they're blasting and strip mining and all the heavy earth moving machinery in the world wouldn't be able to match their pace in the race to the bottom.
Instead of joining Google in a race to the bottom in terms of inexpensive hardware, Apple is playing to its strengths, boasting about its ecosystem of «over 200,000» educational apps and updated classroom management tools to woo both students and teachers.
For so long as developers can find platforms willing to accept coins and users are prepared to claim them, forking fever will continue in a race to the bottom.
The move sparked a personal phone call from then - finance minister Jim Flaherty, who publicly chided the bank for lowering its key five - year rate, saying that he believed in «responsible lending» and was worried that the low rate would result in a race to the bottom with the other major banks.
«Unfortunately, the facts — and the people affected — don't seem to matter much to Governor Cuomo, who continues to privatize public services and undermine middle - class jobs in a race to the bottom,» Donohue said.
I have observed when competing in the race to the bottom, China always wins.
He will also make the argument that this Government is not prepared to clamp down on tax avoidance, but instead wants to engage in a race to the bottom in low corporation tax rates.
In a recent call with 360pi and Retail Systems Research, RSR analyst Paula Rosenblum said the «big lie» is that in a race to the bottom on pricing, the company with the lowest costs wins.
Lawyers, and some practice areas in particular (personal injury, DUI, criminal - defense), have been engaged in a race to the bottom in the marketing of their services for decades.
As a result, many entrepreneurs find themselves in a race to the bottom, as they begin to focus on using revenues to keep up with expenses, instead of produce profits.
In a race to the bottom, Ryanair will win: it still has the lowest unit costs in the industry.
If we do, we end up in a race to the bottom.
«Importantly, while not often considered in studies of competitive markets, individuals in relational markets will not engage in a race to the bottom, but rather make decisions that support the long term health of the overall market, which may include the long - term survival of competitors.»
Now it's three against one in a race to the bottom.
In the race to the top of global league tables teachers have found themselves in a race to the bottom in terms of working conditions and job satisfaction.
He also claims the exam boards that draw up GCSEs have engaged in a race to the bottom, in which schools seek out the easiest examinations, so as to appear better in the school league tables.
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo are in the race to the bottom.
Neonode will likely be relevant in the e-reader industry for a number of years, as the industry is in a race to the bottom.
This is primarily because companies such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo are in the race to the bottom.
Authors should think twice about joining them in a race to the bottom vis - a-vis pricing.
In the race to the bottom, Alaska miles seem to be behind Aeroplan and American, and have still maintained their value (though that could change at any time).
It is even stranger that a suggested response to their inaction, as if we weren't all on the same sinking ship, is to beat them in the race to the bottom.
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