Sentences with phrase «not good public policy»

Counting on saints and heroes is not good public policy.

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He also has spent a long time thinking about policy, so he will know that the public doesn't always know what is good for it.

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.

It is important for the FOMC to continue on this journey because when the public has a better understanding of how monetary policy decisions are made, not only will the public have the information it needs to hold us accountable for our decisions but monetary policy itself will be more effective.»

But it's significant considering that, unlike other major American CEOs who have spoken out about Trump's approach immigration and racial policies, Frazier's response was aggressive and he's not necessarily as well known by the general public.

While Facebook went public with the intention of connecting the world to better connect consumers, its goal now is to make money, which has caused Facebook to not be as stringent in its policies as to how other companies advertise on the platform, Greenfield said.

The principles and practices captured in our corporate documents and policies, as well as the culture of integrity that can not be fully captured in them, are central to our ongoing ability to provide energy, high - quality jobs, shareholder returns and tax revenues that fund public policy.

What is important for attaining the Federal Reserve's mandated objectives is not that monetary policy is described in terms of a formal prescriptive rule, but rather that the FOMC's intentions and strategy are well understood by the public.

Through smart public policies and by leveraging our existing comparative advantages, governments at all levels can ensure that a child born in Goderich or Tilbury will not have to leave the region in order to get a well - paying job.

In light of this, it is not enough for government bodies and policies to be more accepting of Chinese capital and immigration; a discussion needs to be had at the public level between local communities and newly - immigrated Chinese - Canadians as well in order to facilitate the acceptance and integration of new - comers into our diverse Canadian culture.

«From a public policy standpoint, it's probably a better thing for confidence to go down, especially among individuals who really are not on track.

Does he know that public policy no matter how well it follows an education administrator's wet dream can not produce Einsteinian genius regarding scientific truth?

The public's perception of Obama's handling on foreign policy was not based on the idea that he was perfect, just that he was better than the guy who came before.

I don't know, but he seems to be smart enough in terms of politics to know that while science may provide some truths, it doesn't necessarily provide the truth of the good toward which the country in terms of its public policy must aim to deal with the problems confronting it.

Pro-family public policies will recognize that preventive medicine is good not only for our children's bodies, but also for their minds.

And as an elected political leader his task is not to render a legal opinion but to bring his best judgment, including moral judgment, to bear on public policy.

If they do not want the public to see the insanity of present policies, they are in good position to prevent that from happening.

I think that, in keeping with the separation of church and state (which is a good policy, I think), we should not observe ANY religious holidays, including Good Friday, which is widely observed by public schools throughout thegood policy, I think), we should not observe ANY religious holidays, including Good Friday, which is widely observed by public schools throughout theGood Friday, which is widely observed by public schools throughout the US.

Franklin may allow himself a few more slips or a little less guilt about the slips than Mather did but what Lawrence called the «barbed - wire of shalt - not ideals» is still up.10 Though now we can not tell for sure whether virtue is pursued for its own good or for the public seeming of good («Honesty is the best policy» clearly illustrates the problem) the impulse life is still tightly reined in.

Charity doesn't work well, is an ineffective distribution of resources, and is an insulting Band - Aid on the problems that the churches have in fact created and perpetuated by their influence on public policy.

He explains, «I wrote this book to address the nagging concern that citizens and political officials sometimes have whether it's moral or effective to achieve a partial good in politics and public policy when the ideal is not possible.»

We can work to change them and to prevent them from being changed in the wrong ways, even with policy makers and judges who do not share our religious commitments but do share our concern for the public good.

At the time, a Home Office spokesman said: «The Home Secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.

Responding to research from the Consumers Health Forum, the Heart Foundation, the Obesity Policy Coalition and the Public Health Association of Australia, the Council's CEO Geoff Parker said better education around diet and lifestyle, not taxes, is a far better and more commonsense approach for a healthier country.

«With a public health challenge as serious and complex as obesity, we must ensure that policy decisions focused on public health are based on the best scientific evidence, which this recommendation is not,» said the Council's CEO Geoff Parker.

«Those rules aren't good enough and are failing to inspire public confidence,» Don Foster, co-chair of the Lib Dems» backbench culture, media and sport policy committee, said.

«We don't think that's good public policy because in essence what they're trying to do is absolve people from violent and heinous and felonious crimes,» Flanagan said at the state Republican convention in Buffalo this year.

«We don't think that's good public policy because in essence what they're trying to do is absolve people from violent and heinous and felonious crimes,» Flanagan said.

He described how there was no case to be made for reserving seats for Bishops in the House of Lords on the basis that those men are uniquely well placed to provide vital expertise on matters of public policy, because they are not.

Krueger says it does not matter that «at this point in time that I don't think a tax cap is good public policy.»

The news that potentially thousands of people have died as a consequence of the policies, decisions and structures set up under the last Labour Government is breath - taking and demonstrates so clearly why well meaning platitudes are just not enough when it comes to delivering vital public services.

In its appeal, the NYCLU said not knowing why the grand jury ruled not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the death of Garner was «incompatible with the understanding that democracy works best when public policy choices are undertaken by an informed electorate and their representatives.»

«It doesn't set a very good example,» said Tim Hoefer, executive director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, a fiscally conservative think tank based in Albany.

You guys do have good initiatives and amazing events - but take a lesson from other think - tanks» output which focusses on the policy, and not the politics which disenfranchises the public politicians are so inadequate to woo.

Impact assessments may not make for great sound bites or lurid tabloid headlines, but they do result in better policy, and at a time of severe cuts, there is a pressing need to ensure all public spending is as effective as possible.

Public and media opinion, fuelled by recent data leaks, may not have caught up with this fundamental change but that is not a good reason for policy decisions to be made disregarding it.

«In what universe is it good public policy to have, you know, 4 or 5 or 6 different things that are unrelated tied together in a package so that a legislator can say look, I really didn't want to do that bill, wouldn't have gotten this bill that I liked,» he said.

Anthony Weiner, who is busy trying to claw his own way back into public life, tried his best not to let a morning press conference on bike policy be subsumed into the news of Eliot Spitzer's entry into the city comptroller's race.

«Monroe County's opposition to the NY SAFE Act is not about politics, it's about good public policy and protecting the rights of law abiding citizens.

«A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research concluded that childcare policies that focus purely on the expansion of the offer for 3 and 4 year olds are not the best way to support families.

«We are trying to balance doing that with good public policy where there are not unintended negative consequences.»

... Ethics at the moment is more of a priority on the public relations side and less of a priority on the policy side, not just for the governor but for the Legislature as well.»

«I am deeply disappointed in my colleagues who do not view the empowerment of young people as good public policy,» said State Senator Adriano Espaillat, himself an immigrant from the Dominican Republic.

Recent studies by Sood and colleagues at USC Schaeffer Center, the USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC School of Pharmacy have found that most consumers on high - deductible plans are not comparing prices to find the best deals on services or on prescription drugs, even though the research indicates that some patients could potentially save hundreds or thousands of dollars per year.

«Informing citizens about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»

Changes in mitigation models, he said, are the result of better understanding about how technologies penetrate markets and are spurred by public policy, not political pressure.

Nor is it obvious how grand a grand challenge can be, such as in space exploration: «You can start this kind of activity with small robotic projects, but at some point it doesn't scale up very well,» says Howard McCurdy, a space historian and public policy professor at American University in Washington, D.C. «Nobody knows where the limit is.»

Although patients can not control air quality, Liu said, the findings provide evidence for policy makers and public health leaders to develop better models for monitoring and predicting climate changes so that patients can better protect themselves.

Robert H. Nelson, a professor of public policy focusing on public lands management at the University of Maryland and a proponent of the federal government transferring federal public lands to the states, said that what's most notable about McMorris Rodgers» nomination is that, unlike other Trump cabinet nominees, she does not appear to be a well - known activist.

Lomborg claims in his rebuttal that «Holdren could find little but a badly translated word and a necessary specification for nuclear energy production in this chapter».8 Actually, as my original critique indicated to the extent practical in the space available, and as Lomborgs rebuttal and this response make even plainer, his energy chapter is so permeated with misunderstandings, misreadings, misrepresentations, and blunders of other sorts that it can not be considered a positive contribution to public or policy - maker understanding, notwithstanding its managing to get right a few (already well known) truths about the subject.