How can the world respond to the challenges of the environment when the global economy is driven by a quest for short-term private profits by any means possible, regardless of the long-term consequences to society and the environment?
If we're really serious about the long-run performance of the economy, we need to abandon the quest for short-term fixes and radical solutions, all of which steal from, rather than enhance, the economy's still-enormous strengths.
Matt Yglesias explains why Mr Connell's strategy is both effective and paralysing, and it also seems a promising line of attack: Mr McConnell's quest for short-term political gain is both bad for the country (because our political system does not accommodate relentless and uniform partisan opposition as well as a parliamentary system would) and craven.
Corporations have purchased big chunks of influence in our government, so the regressive policies we are witnessing reflect these corporations' quest for short-term profits, not the long-term needs of the people.
"The incentives are all still in place for the TBTF banks to accumulate dangerous amounts of risk in the quest for short-term profits with the assurance that if their bets do not pay off, they (and most importantly from the perspective of market discipline) and their counterparties/creditors) [sic] will be bailed out by the gov't.
One of main goals of the Quadricentennial Commission is to commemorate Henry Hudson's 1609 journey from Amsterdam Harbor in a quest for a shorter trading route to Asia.
Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States begins his quest for four short-track speedskating gold medals with men's preliminaries in the 1,000 meters and the 5,000-meter 5,000-metersemifinals ateame Salt Lake Ice CenterelayWednesemifinals
The quest for the shortest possible chain between producer and consumer is the narrative dynamic of Michael Pollan's book, which is cleverly structured around four meals, each representing a different network of relations between producers, eaters, and the environment, and each an attempt at greater virtue than the last.
Sure, El Santo and Blue Demon are impressive, what with their undying quest for justice and short-sleeved sweater combos.
After each setback, Frank would ask, "Why is this happening to me?" His quest for meaning was cut short by his cruel death.
A: My Potentialism Theory hypothesizes that there is one eternal metaphysical dynamic underlying and overarching the entire Cosmic Order -- Quest for Potential -- or Q4P for short.
