Let's have the SEC mandate a cost disclosure just like the efficiency sticker you get on an air conditioner.
It no doubt helped that Cato started laying the intellectual case against the mandate a quarter-century earlier.
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Technically, Chief Justice Roberts may be correct on relabeling the mandate a tax.
The authorities even considered introducing a law that would mandate a 50% market share for local firms by 2010.
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It was exactly the argument that Romney had encountered when he made his decision on the mandate a few years earlier.
Twenty-three have adopted renewable portfolio standards, or programs that mandate a certain amount of electricity generated from renewable or clean sources.
First, congressional Republicans made the argument against the mandate a Republican position.
Congressional Democrats are backing a bill to mandate a nationwide data base to automatically register driver's license holders or recipients of government benefits.
Tokyo skyscrapers now mandate a higher room temperature for offices in summer, with workers encouraged to don short-sleeved dress shirts instead of reaching for the thermostat.
And he has insisted that any reform bill mandate a choice for union members on whether their dues can be diverted to political candidates -- most often Democrats.
At the federal level, Congress doesn't have the power to mandate a nationwide smart metering program, and many states don't have the programs or the political will to foster such programs.
As a result, states that mandate a higher degree of coverage force insurers to offer certain benefits- some of which may not be desired by all of the customers residing within the state.
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We would include a mandate in our proposal--not a mandate on employers, but a mandate on heads of households--to obtain at least a basic package of health insurance for themselves and their families.
Opponents of a Congressional plan to mandate a minimum amount of renewable energy for most utility companies say it will increase the cost of power in states where wind power is not prevalent.
What he was referring to at the time hypothetically had to do, as I mentioned the other day, with the idea that a bill -- any kind of provision that would try to force a decision or mandate a decision -- or approval, rather -- mandate approval.
T. economist, may have sealed the case with a model showing that, without a mandate, Romney would insure a third of the people at two-thirds of the cost of doing it with a mandate.
Looking at self-identified independent voters, those swing voters who decide elections, a March 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that only 32% supported a mandate with a "penalty" for noncompliance.
The idea of a broccoli mandate is a whimsical way of making a serious point.
What a shame if a misguided mandate becomes a buzzkill.
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Earlier this week, the Edison Electric Institute, the industry group for investor-owned utilities, circulated a letter in the House urging lawmakers not to vote for the RPS. Corporations such as Atlanta-based Southern Company and Charlotte-based Duke Energy hold firm that a renewable mandate is a state issue, not a federal one.
Earlier this week, the Edison Electric Institute, the industry group for investor-owned utilities, circulated a letter in the House urging lawmakers not to vote for the RPS. Corporations such as Atlanta-based Southern Company and Charlotte-based Duke Energy (nyse: DUK - news - people ) hold firm that a renewable mandate is a state issue, not a federal one.
It's rare when any political leader wins a 60% mandate in a free and fair election, which is why commentary on last week's Indonesian election has focused on the personal success of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
"The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have given a very clear mandate on a very clear set of ideas to me, as the ninth president, " he said.
At the heart of the Democrats' plan are an income tax surcharge that will fall heavily on entrepreneurs who run small businesses and a harsh mandate that requires employers to provide health care or face a penalty -- a mandate that could eviscerate ERISA by persuading employers to stop offering health care benefits to their employees.
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"The mayor sees this as a mandate, not a legislative issue to be debated, " he said.
On Saturday, Letta, a center-left politician, accepted a mandate to form a government from President Giorgio Napolitano.
For example, mutual funds with a value mandate have generally outperformed those with a growth mandate since the late 1960s.
The government said such a move exceeded its mandate and a decision should be taken by the winner of next month's polls.
Without a mandate to reinvest a significant portion of the profits back into the business, these are companies that may continuously and consistently raise their dividends.
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