"Once the economy looks a little better, we move on to higher taxes, more regulations all the punitive things that had to be put on the shelf as we saved the economy," says longtime Washington analyst Gregory Valliere, now at Soleil Securities.
The state legislators who gathered in Trenton last month to endorse the constitutional convention proposal called the property tax grossly inequitable, antiquated, harshly regressive and punitive, among other things.
Unless you are on some kind of nasty medical diet or undergoing a fraternity initiation, there is no such thing as "punitive food".
California was widely viewed as a leader in the antismoking effort, with, among other things, a punitive tax on cigarettes and a raft of laws banning cigarette smoking in restaurants, sidewalks, public places and, in some areas, apartment buildings.
In that complaint, Intel is accused of, among other things, taking punitive action against computer makers who used chips from AMD in their computer and server products.
In schools that use harsher, more punitive more inconsistent discipline, things tend to get worse.
"The whole thing got so punitive," she said in an interview.
"To avoid cases in which others emulate the UK, the EU will be forced to impose punitive conditions on London, complicating things for those who in the future want to move here to work.
In particular, the way China has been lashing out at foreigners — among other things, imposing a punitive tariff on imports of U.S.-made autos that will do nothing to help its economy but will help poison trade relations — does not sound like a mature government that knows what it's doing.
