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    Mining in Mongolia

    JUNE 15, 2010 3:17AM

    By Ariel Ky


    Topics: stewardship, taint the land, have a voice, barter, trading, poverty, wealth, abrogated, incentive, reasonable compensation, mining operations, free from want, treasure, precious metals, investing, treasure, uranium, copper, gold, ub post, mining, mongolia

    • 16 Ratings
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    Pondering Stronger Oil Drilling Regulations

    MAY 26, 2010 8:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, oil, regulation, incentive, corporate, corporation, llc, liability, limited liability, limited liability company, motivation, lobbying, inspection, explosive, failsafe, safeguard, fiduciary duty, fiduciary responsibility, obligation, stockholder, penalty, law, punishment, suit, lawsuit, crime, criminal

    • 14 Ratings
    • 1408 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Health Insurance: A Modest Proposal

    SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 9:06AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: motivation, libertarian, constitutional amendment, term limits, private coverage, additional coverage, coverage, responsibility, catastrophe, incentive, privatized, privatize, private, government, regulation, society, universal care, universal, lobbying, for-profit, profit, risk pooling, risk pools, pooling, pool, insurance, business, capitalism, capitalist, socialism, socialist, single payer, same boat, afflict the comfortable, every man for himself, one for all, all for one, equality, health insurance, medical insurance, health care, medical care, care, medical, medicine, politics

    • 8 Ratings
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    • 17 Comments
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    Medical Transparency: The Siren’s Call

    AUGUST 26, 2009 9:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: actuarial, insured, insure, catastrophic, catastrophe, incentivize, incentive, privatized, privatize, private, tom coburn, coburn, meet the press, religious, religion, personal responsibility, responsibility, medical savings account, medical savings, savings, government intervention, government regulation, government, intervention, regulation, free market, market, universal coverage, coverage, universal care, care, single payer, public option, socialism, socialist, capitalism, capitalist, for-profit, profit, risk pooling, risk pools, pooling, pool, insurance, business, r&d, research, technology, science, health care, health, medical care, medicine, politics, kennedy, edward m. kennedy, ted kennedy

    • 15 Ratings
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    Medical Care and the Free-Market Catch-22

    AUGUST 22, 2009 4:43PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: incentivize, incentive, privatized, privatize, private, government intervention, government regulation, government, intervention, regulation, free market, market, unseen hand, eligibility, existing condition, pre-existing condition, exclusion, exclude, universal coverage, coverage, universal care, care, single payer, public option, socialism, socialist, capitalism, capitalist, for-profit, profit, risk pooling, risk pools, pooling, pool, insurance, business, health care, health, medical care, medicine, irresolvable, conflicting, unhelpful, hypocrite, hypocrisy, overconstrained, paradoxical, paradox, conundrum, impossible bind, double bind, catch-22, politics

    • 8 Ratings
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    Property Tax is not Green

    AUGUST 20, 2009 5:08PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: illegal, legal, unconstitutional, constitutional, disincentive, incentive, assessment, tax policy, upgrading, upgrade, valuation, value, home efficiency, efficiency, investment, global warming, climate change, economics, unfair tax, regressive tax, taxes, tax, politics

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    The prize is right? Not for this million dollar home

    MAY 13, 2009 6:34PM

    By firstinpro


    Topics: incentive, dallas, agent, real estate

    • 7 Ratings
    • 1508 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Bonus Pay for Bonus Pay

    APRIL 28, 2009 10:48PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: open call, politics, equal pay for equal work, equal pay, bonus pay, equal work, bonus work, salary, raise, promotion, equity, equitable pay, stock, incentive, wealthy, rich, poor, reward, moral hazard, equal pay day, equal pay day open call, equality, human rights, business

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1677 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    “Bank Interest”

    APRIL 11, 2009 3:57PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: risk, voluntary, regulated, regulation, capitalism, socialized, socialism, public, private, fdic, non-profit, profit, earnings, motivation, incentive, price-fixing, monopoly, antitrust, competition, free and fair market, fair market, free market, bank interest, banks, is bailout one word or two?, bail-out, bailout, economy, politics, schwab, other people's money, credit card, atm card

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