More and more people are acquiring, through the stockmarket, a direct financial interest in the accuracy and integrity of corporate information.

ECONOMIST: War of independence

But its professed concern for justice would carry more weight if it did not have such a direct financial interest in the outcome.

ECONOMIST: Law reform

Today, a majority of Americans have a direct financial interest in voting for representatives to ensure they keep collecting their benefits and salaries, making sure others are taxed to pay for it all.

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To make matters worse, consumers lack expertise in health care, and make their health care purchases on the advice of their chosen doctors and specialists, who not only also have no incentive to control costs, but, rather, have a direct financial interest in them spending more.

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These governments, along with that of the U.K. in the original EADS partnership, have a direct financial interest in EADS. As a result, these nations regularly protect EADS-and its subsidiary Airbus- from competition, interfere in the market on its behalf and provide it launch aid and research grants that are prohibited under World Trade Organization agreements.

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