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  • So he slashes welfare payments to "incentivate" the poor

    The Economic Rationalist 1998

  • He believes in cutting taxes to "incentivate" the wealthy

    The Economic Rationalist 1998

  • I want longer patent monopoly to incentivate the creation of useful new things, technologies and art.

    What Do You Want to Be Free to Choose?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • This is why you need to use the players as a resource and incentivate them to report and fix these issues.

    News Links 2004

  • In order to incentivate more efficient cars, it was proposed to change the tax system but automakers declined that the current system was good enough.

    Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010

  • In order to incentivate more efficient cars, it was proposed to change the tax system but automakers declined that the current system was good enough.

    Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010

  • In order to incentivate more efficient cars, it was proposed to change the tax system but automakers declined that the current system was good enough.

    Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010

  • In order to incentivate more efficient cars, it was proposed to change the tax system but automakers declined that the current system was good enough.

    Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010

  • In order to incentivate more efficient cars, it was proposed to change the tax system but automakers declined that the current system was good enough.

    Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010

  • In order to incentivate more efficient cars, it was proposed to change the tax system but automakers declined that the current system was good enough.

    Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010

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  • To motivate with incentives.

    October 28, 2008

  • This word is so abysmal it lost the Australian Liberal Party the 1987 election. Nub of the story here.

    October 28, 2008