Such a demand could take many forms, from an outright regulatory requirement to a more subtle set of incentives — tax breaks or liability relief — that nudge companies to maintain the kind of openness that earlier allowed them a level playing field on which they could lure users from competing, mighty incumbents.
Note that absent the accounting lies the banks would often be reporting losses (and failure to meet required capital requirements, or outright insolvency) and could not pay their senior officers bonuses and would be subject to mandatory closure under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) law.
Since state governments in this era almost never resorted to outright disenfranchisement, this second requirement proved almost insurmountable.
The legal group's house of delegates on Monday passed a resolution advocating a new, broader definition of "lobbyist," a slew of increased disclosure requirements, and an outright ban on lobbyists fundraising for members of Congress who they are also lobbying.
These can include discriminatory regulations, selective excise or sales taxes, special "health" requirements, quotas, "voluntary" restraints on importing, special licensing requirements, etc., not to mention outright prohibitions.
All are potentially the object of government interference in the form of regulation, higher taxes, limits on their ability to raise prices, higher capital requirements (for the banks) or outright nationalisation (mining and oil companies in developing countries).
Of more than 500 enquiries made by telephone calls, e-mails and during some appointments, more than 300 intended mothers were rejected outright because they failed to meet the basic requirements.
It will also make it easier for hucksters and rip-off artists to lure people into unsuitable investments and outright frauds because private offerings are not subject to disclosure requirements and other investor protections that apply to publicly held companies.
After years of debating, petitioning, rule-making, and outright stalling, this week the federal government is finally implementing new requirements for testing E. coli in ground beef.
The requirement that candidates take responsibility for their ads is intended to reduce outright lies (though it hardly prevents them) and provide accountability.
