Adam Smith said you should not trust anyone who professes to trade for the public good.
And they have demotivated people who like to feel that they are working for the public good.
And, like our own problems, they were motivated by political expediency rather than concern for the public good.
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The research is paid for from the public purse for the public good.
There are other volunteer software writing projects for the public good out there.
And they need to pressure political foot-draggers to act for the public good.
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For the public good, he decided to cut players off after 10 hours of continuous play if they had connected from a university computer.
In Britain the Charity Commission has refused recognition because the courses Scientology charges for don't amount to worship and couldn't be proved to work for the public good.
And the need to constantly harp on every extreme weather event as one more reason for Americans to sacrifice for the public good becomes less of an issue, as does reverse tribalism.
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Today, Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe, are devoted to philanthropy as founders of The Broad Foundations, which they established to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts.
We recognize that the Federal Government does not have a monopoly on the best ideas, which is why we are working with organizations such as Civic Commons to help share technology for the public good and are asking the public for continuous input to help us improve how we manage taxpayer dollars.
Tanaiste (deputy prime minister) Eamon Gilmore said the industrial action was not good for the travelling public, not good for the company and not good for employees.
Governments say all this is done for the "public good" because the moves increase property values and, thus, government revenues.
Use your energy, your initiative, your knowledge for the global public good.
Obama closed by noting the nation's recent tragedies in Massachusetts and Texas, praising Americans of all stripes from first responders to local journalists for serving the public good.
The survey shows overwhelming support for the belief that if the information society is to be one in which all citizens throughout the world can equally access and use information resources for sustainable economic and social development, that cyberspace should be declared a resource to be shared by all for the global public good.
Mr Black however denied claims from opponents that his party had "sold out cheaply" as he stressed that the agreement on the budget was "not just a good deal for Welsh Liberal Democrats, but a good deal for poorer pupils around Wales, it's a good deal for education and it's a good deal for the public sector".
Nor do many have a good record of managing public accounts for the general good.
"For the past 10 years at least, tech policy has not been based on what's good for the public interest, " she said.
Once public, these private companies often become takeover targets -- and that can be good for the public shareholders.
His combative, often jaunty style at news conferences imprinted itself on the public for good and for bad.
Obviously this argument does not establish the case for public-good remedies.
Understand that with regard to higher education there is a fundamental public purpose to be served and even though the market may be an extraordinary device for sorting, for pricing, for determining who gets what, ultimately the market in the service of the public good is the most powerful potential device we have for ensuring that higher education serves public purposes.
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The AP's supporters also said Meltwater's service does not amount to "fair use" because it copies material without alteration, does not aid the public good and damages the market for copyrighted work.
These long roads have led to good endings before: Myogen was flat for the first eight years or so before skyrocketing in the public markets on good clinical data to an acquisition by Gilead at least 10x above its venture round prices.
Greenblatt has had an interesting career post-Ethos, and has done a great job harnessing the private sector for public good.
He encourages the young to put more money in their own pocket today by forgetting about the responsibility this generation owes to their fellow Americans, even when life goes particularly well allowing for a greater contribution to the public good.
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In the most famous case, America's tax breaks allow it in effect to hire the world's most successful businessman, Bill Gates, as its agent for good works, buying the public the benefit of his acumen.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said the city would "vigorously fight the NRA" and said the ban was good for public safety.
"Taxi-hailing apps are not only good for the riding public but perfectly legal as well, " Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky said in a statement.
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