Transientinvestors, who demand high quarterlyprofitsfromcompanies, can hinder a firm's efforts to investin long-termresearchorto build upcustomerloyalty.
For example, a minimum wage guarantees a certain income for people who remain in work, but it will hinder the transition from welfare to work by destroying jobs.
Inman encounters a who's who of Hollywood talent - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Giovanni Ribisi and Natalie Portman - who all either help, hinder or tempt our hero from his righteous path back to the woman he loves.