"The Israelis had come just to play music, and they were being targeted for something I don't think they were involved in at all".
Mr. Goldman sums up the prevailing attitude: "At this stage of the game if you don't keep moving, you're going to be a target for something serious".
The overwhelming success of the Mega Millions enterprise makes it an irresistible target for something more — a way to transform American elections and along the way reduce our deep political dysfunction.
"It's been an ongoing concern that often the people who have been caught up in these investigations are people who we think are being targeted for something other than what is stated, if anything is stated, such as union activity or teacher-performance issues," said Alex Capresidentl, president of United Teachers Los Angeles.
Instead of helping them, the FBI targets them for something nefarious and violent.
At least the existing 2% inflation target stands for something, because central bankers can portray it as the moral equivalent of zero.
I'm have to admit, I'm not the target market for something like this, so it's a bit surprising I found it appealing.
With AccelFoods' help, portfolio companies frequently launch products via the Amazon Launchpad food store, which targets shoppers looking for something new.
This isn't a feature unique to NGDP targeting; advocates of price-level targeting would call for something similar.
Others were bolder: he suggested personal aviation-mileage allowances that could be exceeded only by paying progressively higher taxes, as well as annual national targets for carbon reduction, something the government has sensibly rejected as being too rigid.
Or worse, they become an easy target for politicians looking for something to cut.
