It has taken the shape of paying off debts of weavers, giving them intellectual property protection and craft sale points.
Representative Timothy Wirth (D-Colo.), head of the House subcommittee on telecommunications, consumer protection and finance, points out that the SEC staff actually has decreased by 5% in the last five years as financial products have mushroomed.
The reward points and purchase protection plans credit cards offer are additional benefits.
The same points apply to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Dodd-Frank legislation to further regulate the financial services industry.
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After all, says German army Colonel Udo Kalbfleisch, "without giving soldiers proper protection you can't motivate them" and points to a video showing the heavily armoured Dingo that protects German soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan.
These structures got a bad name in the financial crisis but the highest tranches have plenty of protection against defaults and are still paying 125-150 basis points above LIBOR.
His team-mate Heikki Kovalainen offers some protection in fifth place and with McLaren trailing Ferrari by 11 points in the constructors' title race both drivers need a solid finish.
His Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill is designed to provide legal protection for those who back the current definition of marriage - he points to the case of a man demoted at work for comments on Facebook that gay marriage was "an equality too far" - and he wants to make sure people like teachers, foster carers and others are not disciplined for their beliefs.
Sicilia points out that the pertussis vaccine isn't perfect and its protection wanes after about five years.
Claudio Aspesi of Bernstein Research points out that academic authors tend not to care much about copyright protection.
Energy Points uses data from the U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other U.S. federal agencies and local utilities.
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These days, as Leight points out, you can buy photochromic lenses, which have some degree of protection but allow people to actually see your eyes (think Jack Nicholson).
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