This halo has not yet translated into cheap power prices or delivered at scale the environmental benefits that support subsidies and favorable policy treatment for clean energy.

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Z-Park companies enjoy uniform, and favorable, government policy like tax exemptions, immigration policy and government subsidies.

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Countercyclical fiscal policy was mentioned in favorable terms, more resources for the International Monetary Fund were discussed and an extensive work plan for regulators was specified in some detail.

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Specifically, the ultimate answer to restoring prosperity and vigorous job growth lies in policy reforms that create a more favorable environment for the creation and growth of new businesses.

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If public policy simply becomes a Utilitarian exercise in maximizing favorable correlations and minimizing unfavorable ones, then does society do that which it values, or just that which it can measure?

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And when comments were directed toward party policy, the message was even worse, especially for Republicans: only 17 percent were favorable, as opposed to 28 percent for the Democrats.

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