In other words, if economics counts, it's better to make good laws than pernicious walls.
Myself, I think I prefer the old system, where we had few but good laws.
Probably not, but such feel-good laws may make people feel more comfortable with government.
The challenge for the next Congress and president is not just enacting good laws, but making them stick.
Passing bad laws, or good laws with bad details, or good laws that are badly implemented, are all risks of Mr Putin's system.
If that were true, then the problem of protecting patrimony could simply be solved by telling governments to pass good laws and enforce them.
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The question is of course, is this just Airbnb (or even the users of the site) willfully ignoring stout and good laws which protect consumers from the evils that may befall them?
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As well as poor road and rail links, an unreliable water supply and nationalist opposition to the sale of state assets to foreigners, at the top of most people's lists is the lack of a legal system capable of passing good laws and enforcing them.
And so, you know, for me I think that that really resonated, you know, in terms, you know, we know that there is no Good Samaritan laws in most states.
Beginning during the 1990s, the OECD has attacked low-tax jurisdiction for the supposed crime of having good tax laws that attract jobs and capital from high-tax nations such as France and Greece.
The gun laws intended to put guns into the hands of "good guys" are the laws that also multiply guns in the hands of "bad guys" -- bad guys who might not have become such bad guys if the guns had not been available to their hands.
But Montenegrins have also been told that lots of work remains before they join the EU. Passing laws is good, says the European Commission, but implementation matters more.
For all its imperfections, it has a good record of improving laws and it is a reservoir of wisdom: among its 800-odd members are bishops, scientists and retired generals.
Sometimes laws with good intentions have unintended consequences.
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The case provides a good opportunity to review the laws relating to the protection of fictional characters which implicate unauthorized sequels and adaptations of existing works, the popular and widespread subculture of fan fiction, and many other applications.
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From the Internet to smart phones, apps and greater computing power, new businesses and business models are being created and all too often stifled by arcane laws created with good intentions, but now simply serve to protect old, status-quo businesses.
Britain's generally good record of enforcing its own laws offers grounds for optimism too.
Some judges, if not exactly praising of the draftsmanship, say the laws are difficult for good reason.
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However, teachers unions get a good amount of their power from laws that mandate school districts bargain with them.
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Reforming our immigration laws is not just good economics, it's also good politics.
Such laws are "a good thing to keep for the people I represent, " said Ralph Rivera, lobbyist for the Illinois Family Institute, a nonprofit family-advocacy group.
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They understand that it does America no good to appear indifferent to international laws, and have put much effort into softening the cavalier language and policy that have come from the White House and the Pentagon.
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Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein's chief negotiator, protested correctly that the new laws conflicted with the Good Friday agreement, and argued that political persuasion, rather than repression, was the best way to isolate and stop dissident republicans.
Under state franchise laws car companies must show good cause to terminate a dealer's franchise agreement.
He was dismissed by referee Nigel Owens under laws governing acts contrary to good sportsmanship.
The Magners League may be sponsored by a Tipperary cider company, but as the fixture has been scheduled for Good Friday, it fell foul of laws preventing the opening of bars on the Christian holy day.
His calculation is that ordinary voters will warm to his anti-business rhetoric, while company executives will focus on the fact that the Tory leader hopes to rely on moral persuasion to enforce good corporate behaviour rather than on new laws.
Mussolini had been wrong to pass anti-Jewish laws but had otherwise been a good leader, said Mr Berlusconi.
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