Income, it said, should be more reflective of "where the intellectual property was developed, or, if sold, apportioned according to objective economic factors such as sales and employment".
(Coase's theorem---a key basis for economic analysis of government regulation---is that, regardless of how property rights are initially apportioned, if there are no transaction costs, and if people can trade in an externality, then bargaining will lead to an economically-efficient outcome).
"And in the end, if blame is apportioned, it should go to the right people.
He cited the "capitation clause" in Article I, which provides that Congress can impose direct taxes only if they are apportioned according to the population of each state.
If the NHS apportioned funds according to intensity of suffering, mental health would be a top priority – and so might gender identity treatment.
Far from glorifying laziness, the mathematician-philosopher makes a strong case that if labour was apportioned equally amongst everyone, thereby resulting in shorter work days, unemployment would decrease and human happiness would increase due to the increase in leisure time, further resulting in increased involvement in the arts and sciences.
That would make a big difference: the SNP estimates that by 2016-17, interest payments on Scotland's share of the debt could be anything from £2.7bn-£4bn it it was apportioned on a historical basis; but £4.3bn to £5.5bn on a population basis.
Real-time PCR and RNA-seq data are usually in good agreement and can help to decide if unique or apportioned counts better reflect the actual expression levels (see Additional file 12: Table S6).
"If you apportion aesthetic worth on the basis of market prices, especially today, you're going to make a mistake".
