Trying to kick that in the knees and further hobble the economy is counterproductive.
Sometimes daydreaming is counterproductive, but sometimes it fosters creativity and helps you solve problems.
Even better, there is room to model out where discounting fits and where it is counterproductive.
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To devise a hearts-and-minds counterterrorist policy for the Islamic world without openly talking about faith is counterproductive.
Requiring large amounts of capital to become eligible for an immigrant visa is counterproductive if one wants to encourage job creation.
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When women leaders behave as bullies, it is counterproductive to all women who are out there trying to step up the ladder.
And we made clear -- when either side does something unilaterally that we believe is counterproductive to that cause, we make our opinions clear about that.
Imposing one-size-fits-all regulations on a state that already has universal health care and is leading the way on cost containment is counterproductive to say the least.
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And this is why to go beyond safety net programs to redistribute further just to make incomes and wealth more equal is counterproductive and not justifiable.
Much of what Washington does is counterproductive or unnecessary.
Hamas -- let me just finish here -- Hamas claims to have the best interest of the Palestinian people at heart, yet it continues to engage in violence that is counterproductive to the Palestinian cause.
With Petreaus and Crocker's openness in acknowledging Iran's central role in the war in Iraq, we are seeing for the first time an admission that it is counterproductive to view Iraq in isolation from its neighbors.
If blacks are less accepting of gays than other racial groups -- and that is certainly debatable -- then the parade of gay people calling Obama a "disappointment" on television is counterproductive in gaining acceptance, to say the least.
" It said that her "attempt to establish a shadow presidency is not only counterproductive, it is foolish.
If there's any chance they would change their minds, the approach by Argentina is completely counterproductive.
The administration official believes, however, it is "counterproductive to be at odds" with the Venezuelan government.
In other words, fighting there is ultimately counterproductive whether we "win" or not.
Raising levies on the private sector when economies are weakening is dangerously counterproductive.
Appeasement is as counterproductive in 1993 as it was in the 1930s.
Snow says this is really counterproductive and suggests if people feel ignored by politicians, they show up at the polls in force.
Meanwhile, British Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who is also in Islamabad, says operations along the border should be done "in a way that is not counterproductive".
Calling Mr Assange a terrorist, for example, is deeply counterproductive.
For countries like Belarus, a trade boycott is outright counterproductive.
Finally, this vision of equality as a social goal, with equal incomes and wealth for all, is severely counterproductive economically, and so makes for a poor society as well.
If we assume that the US is concerned about its national interest above all else in discussions of cyberspace recent comments by the State Department in particular do emphasise this then moving to a cyberwar footing is actually counterproductive and contrary to the informing philosophy of the modern United States.
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