Instead, the spokesman said, using the money reflects a change in policy direction, or a revamp of funds that no longer have a viable purpose.

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Individual institutions that want companies to change policy have to spend time and money in negotiations that may not be justified by the potential gains.

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Federal Reserve Bard policy emphasis on free money needs to change first.

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The judge batted those aside, saying nothing she did would change North Carolina tax policy or its ability to collect money from Amazon, assuming that is what the state had in mind.

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While taxpayers generally will be happy with any change that allows them to keep more of the money they earn, good tax policy should strive to reduce marginal tax rates on productive behavior.

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There was no significant change in the money supply, the Fed Funds rate or any other of the traditional parameters that track Fed policy.

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