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Over time this is why the sytem breaks down because with the perverse incentives at the margins — the recievers have more and more incentivie to become “wards of the state” while the payers have less and less incentive to continue trying to getahead.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Democracy and the Appeal of Socialism 2010
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Over time this is why the sytem breaks down because with the perverse incentives at the margins — the recievers have more and more incentivie to become “wards of the state” while the payers have less and less incentive to continue trying to getahead.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Democracy and the Appeal of Socialism 2010
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The key to how you see his character will be how you react to thepenultimate sequence, and whether you think he means it when he tellshis “son” that he was a “bastard in a basket” whom he only used to getahead in business.
'There Will Be Blood' wishes you a very happy Father's Day | EW.com 2008
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I think I’ll keep the muddy “designer paw prints” that grace my T-shirts and continue on by encouraging them to “getahead”!
Dog Whisperer 2006
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