But does the government allowing the man to enter into this implicit contract make him less free?

FORBES: Freedom and the Workplace

After an audit identifies energy- and water-saving opportunities, property owners wishing to pursue PACE financing enter into an assessment contract with CSCDA to finance the project.

FORBES: California Launches Nation's Largest Clean Energy PACE Program

We also have pointed out, though, that the idea of a national moratorium would impact the recovery in the housing sector, as anybody that wished to enter into a contract or execute a contract to purchase a home that had previously been foreclosed on, that process stops.

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