Word: self-interest
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...disgust over the General David Petraeus dog and pony show before Congress [Sept.24]. But Klein failed to mention the real reason the Senators didn't press Petraeus for legitimate answers: the military-industrial complex that President Dwight Eisenhower warned us about is a sinister weave of self-interest involving the nation's corporate, military and political powerhouses...
...create a common culture that will make a virtue of our diversity, the way to give us that more capacious sense of "we" - finally, the way to keep the Republic - is universal national service. No, not mandatory or compulsory service but service that is in our enlightened self-interest as a nation. We are at a historic junction; with the first open presidential election in more than a half-century, it is time for the next President to mine the desire that is out there for serving and create a program for universal national service that will...
...would have to be structured in order to give the office power over administration but not legislation,” Werker said, “and to limit the ability of whoever would hold office to change the rules of government to serve their own self-interest...
...congestion tax presents a viable solution to the problems of urban areas because it is built on sound economic principles. A congested road is a common resource; due to the self-interest of drivers it gets overused and society suffers the consequences. By instituting a tax, the government is effectively transforming crowded city streets into private goods. Those who need the roads the most can do so uninhibited by traffic by paying for the privilege. Additionally, cars (especially cars that idle frequently while attempting to negotiate rush-hour gridlock) confer negative externalities due to the pollution they emit. By giving...
...greedy. We'd all like more. The magic of capitalism turns our individual greed into general prosperity. But maybe an especially virulent strain of greed is spreading, something like bird flu. Maybe this is a greed so profound that it blinds its victims to their obvious self-interest. Maybe this greed can turn the brightest men into fools. It's hard to think of any other explanation...