If self-regulation worked then presumably money managers, insurance companies and banks would be similarly self-regulated.
If self-destruction weren't seductive on some superficial level, then no one would ever need rehab.
If self-sacrifice for the needs of others is a moral imperative, then so is the entitlement state.
If self regulation is, in fact, a workable model, then why has it been such an abject failure?
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Although it is only voluntary, the commission made clear that it would call for legislation if self-regulation by the parties failed.
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But for true believers, what mattered was that Barbara Castle continued to stand for that seductive, if self-contradictory, idea, British socialism.
If self-confident celebrities can confront each other and resolve their disagreements, so too can diverse individuals thrust together in a business environment.
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If self-regulation were truly comparable to regulation by the SEC, presumably the brokerage industry would have no reason to oppose an end to self-regulation.
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If self-driven vehicles were the norm, car travel would assume a new identity as a type of private transportation that incorporated aspects of public transportation.
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Mischel is also preparing a large-scale study involving hundreds of schoolchildren in Philadelphia, Seattle, and New York City to see if self-control skills can be taught.
This is the first step toward self-control, and if self-control ever catches on, perhaps your next audience will take their eyes off their CrackBerries and focus on you.
Three years later he embarked his army in ships assembled by Lord Cochrane, a brilliant, if self-serving, British naval commander operating as a privateer, and landed in Peru.
Still, if self-discipline flags, market discipline may play a role.
In the realm of efficiency, most experts believe road congestion would be reduced if self-drivers populated the roads, thanks to an orderly packing of cars closer to each other than is advisable under human control.
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Through the decades, however, the masses have responded most intensely not to calculated appeals to their self-interest (though that didn't hurt) but to selfless, if not self-sacrificing, crusades for what is seen to be just and righteous.
One sometimes wonders where members of the generation will land if their self-idealization as hopeful sixties youth ever wears off.
It has also started to compete against traditional book publishers, offering leading authors a far-better payout on sales if they self-publish under an Amazon imprint.
You know, the HMOs say: Well, this all sounds very good, but we can't afford it, and if you -- and they always try to make you think only of yourself, your healthy self -- if you, your healthy self...
If you are self-employment, tax management is an even more critical aspect of planning.
"If we can self-finance 10% earnings growth, we'll declare victory and have a beer blast, " says Hardis.
If companies extend self-service too far, or do it in the wrong way, they could alienate their customers.
You cannot file a federal form 1040EZ if you have self-employment income, rents or capital gains and losses.
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Wine touring solo is always a test if you are self-motoring and not the best of a spitter.
If they are self-employed, they often wait too long to raise their fees.
We can keep our freedom through the increasing crisis of history only if we are self-reliant enough to be free.
"If you have self-control, the credit card can be a very meaningful tool to manage your money wisely, " Bentley said.
But it is hard to visit the centre without feeling like Charlie Bucket (or, if you lack self-restraint, Augustus Gloop).
And if you were self-motivated enough and had various other things helping you, you could learn physics in an okay way.
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The government cannot prevent them from working if they are self-employed.
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