Word: unfairness
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Maurice (Hank) Greenberg has said that all he ever wanted in life was "an unfair advantage," an insurance man's credo that propelled American International Group into a global powerhouse. Greenberg grew up with the now infamous company, becoming a world business power who dined with heads of state and influenced international trade policy - until risk caught up to him four years ago. An accounting scandal forced him to step down from his beloved company...
...being a recruiter here at home. Mark's story is a morality tale about another hidden cost of those wars--the toll on those trying to persuade others to serve. As Mark makes clear, we have to reform the way the Army finds new soldiers; the current system is unfair to both the recruiters and those they recruit...
...sheer magnitude. “[The government is] trying to discourage tobacco use,” he said. “That’s fair. In fact, I agree with that. We’re just here if you do choose to smoke. I just find the rate unfair.” Leavitt & Peirce customer Joseph D. Reaves, said that he felt that the recent rise in tobacco taxes was ludicrous. “I think it’s just another vice tax. [The government is] trying to balance the budget on the backs of smokers...
...have even helped other universities issue debt by opening the market.“Trailblazers are always at a little bit more risk than the settlers that follow,” said Vanderbilt associate controller Kevin R. Walker, who called criticism of Harvard’s December debt issuance unfair and said the current economic crisis is a black swan. “There was tremendous uncertainty [in the fall] with Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and AIG, and I don’t think anybody knew what was going to happen.”John F. Flahive, a vice president...
Naturally, this proposal would not meet with universal approval, especially since students are not the only customers to whom these restaurants cater. Restaurateurs argue that such a policy would be unfair and harm the local economy by pushing out profitable business. Lawmakers, however, must adopt a longer-term view. In 2000, the cost of treating diseases resulting from obesity—measured in insurance costs, Medicare, and Medicaid—came to the grand sum of $117 billion. These are costs that come back to affect all Americans in the form of rising insurance premiums and a struggling health-care...