Governments are willing to bear these higher costs to avoid the kind of dumping and capital flight that took place during the Asian crisis, but it is curious that local investors require more compensation than international investors.

ECONOMIST: The new problem with Asian sovereign debt��scarcity

We think our economy works best when there are some rules in place to protect our kids from toxic dumping, from protecting consumers from being taken advantage of by unscrupulous credit card companies or mortgage lenders.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

As second-in-command under GE's Jack Welch in the 1980s, Bossidy played a big part in carrying out Welch's policy of dumping any business in which GE could not achieve either first or second place.

FORBES: Bleeding arm, but no bleeding heart