But, taken together, do they make nuclear energy a special case that justifies subsidies or other forms of government intervention?
John Mueller, of America's University of Rochester, argues that democracy has had a good, if imperfect, record of dealing with minority issues, particularly when compared with other forms of government.
The 10-nation grouping brings together different forms of government (democracy, semi-democracy and authoritarian), different levels of economic development, as well as populations that are racially different or mixed and predominantly Muslim, Buddhist or Christian.
The Arabs' more benevolent monarchs, notably in Morocco, Jordan and Gulf states such as Qatar and Bahrain, are moving tentatively towards more representative forms of government, though none is likely soon to give up final power.
Food stamps also help stimulate the economy more than other forms of government spending, points out Jim Weill of Food Research and Action Centre, a charity, since their recipients are so poor that they tend to spend them immediately.
Whether this is the result of a national sense of decency or a pragmatic assessment that requiring them to pay more in taxes simply shifts the burden onto government by bringing them closer to more expensive forms of government support for the needy, we appear to be okay with these people getting a pass.
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Defenders of the Treasury's new role argue that it forms part of a much needed revamp of government, and represents a masterly mix of centralisation and decentralisation.
That kind of power has been missing in the government because there are many instruments and forms of instruments that no regulatory authority had any ability to oversee when things started getting out of control.
Government incentives, in forms of tax credits, rebates and grants, have played a big role in boosting the solar market growth.
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David W. Kreutzer, an energy economist at Heritage Foundation, said the government should stop subsidizing all forms of energy.
For that is the post's last residual market: the jury summonses, government forms and other nasty effluents of American officialdom.
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In the past week, the Canadian government threatened to buy generic forms of Cipro from other drug companies, but it, too, reached an agreement to rely on Bayer to supply the anti-anthrax drug Cipro and only use generic drugs if the company can't deliver.
Not so: under a 1947 law, Mexico banned all forms of gambling, unless explicitly authorised by the federal government.
Churchillian wisdom has it that democracy is the worst form of government, save for all other forms, and many nations keep avoiding it.
The new government is trying to find alternative forms of finance.
"We look forward to working together with President-elect Morsi and the government he forms, on the basis of mutual respect, to advance the many shared interests between Egypt and the United States, " White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
The actual number of people affected is expected to grow, in part because hackers accessed a database storing government forms used for security clearances, known as SF86 questionnaires, which contain the private information of multiple family members and associates for each government official affected, these officials said.
And we will continue to support Iraq as it forms an inclusive government, and we will bring all of our troops home.
The new model forms part of wider work being led by NHS Highland and the Scottish government to come up with new ways of delivering primary health care in remote and rural areas.
The SNP, which forms the Scottish government, wants to hold a referendum in the autumn of 2014.
"The government's ambition is nothing less than ending all forms of violence against girls and women, " she said.
For buildings that require additional security, like government offices, the keys can be combined with other forms of authentication, such as PIN numbers or biometrics.
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As the prices for traditional forms of energy like coal and oil rises and global warming concerns increase, government subsidies will drive significant growth in the renewable energy industry over the next few years.
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This week another court ruled that the government's demand that potential voters must produce several forms of identification was unfair, and may have discouraged many during the three weeks of voter registration that ends on December 9th.
Journalists who would never dream of filling out their own tax returns deride executives who claim they have no clear idea of the contents of thousands of pages of mandated forms and accounts that remain unread by anyone, including the government bodies that mandate them--until bankruptcy or recession lends 20-20 postmortem clairvoyance to press, politicians and prosecutors.
In places such as California where government has tried to do so, by introducing more direct forms of democracy, the results have been chaotic.
Its report, produced last December, forms the basis of the proposals for reform that over 170 heads of state and government, including George Bush, have been invited to endorse in New York between September 14th and 16th.
In a speech this morning to the manufacturers' lobby group, the EEF, Mr Miliband will focus on attacking the government for wasting what resources it does have and on non-financial forms of industrial support.
On the one hand, the government is supposed to be providing military families with assistance, housing and other forms of benefits while their spouses are overseas.
Partly because of the party's own record while in office, partly because they do not want to find themselves on the wrong side of public opinion, and not least because it is becoming increasingly clear that whoever forms a government after the next election will have to continue implementing the general austerity drive for years to come.
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