Now he claims that if they indeed did acquire substantial amounts of sub-prime exposure (and he says they did not), it was because of the profit motive and not to fulfill a social objective.

现在他宣称如果他们确实要求相当数量的次贷要求(事实上他们并没有)，这是因为利润的刺激而不是为了完成社会的目标。

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Clearly, everything Fannie and Freddie did was because of the profit motive — after all, they were private corporations.

很清楚，范尼梅和弗雷·德马做的每一件事情都是因为追求利润- - -毕竟，他们都是私营企业。

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In other words, if they did do it (and he denies they did), it was because of the profit motive.

换句话说，如果他们确实这样做了(但他们否认他们这样做了)，这是因为利益的驱使。

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Financial planners will often give away a financial plan for free because their ulterior motive is to get at your money, invest it, and earn fees and commissions.

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Mr. Carpenter says his officers have no financial motive to issue tickets because the agency is funded from state vehicle-license fees.

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And again, I'm speaking in a broader sense here, not with regard to what happened in Wisconsin, because I cannot make judgments about motive there while it's under investigation.

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