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Moral Hazard

It's Time To Bet On Health Insurance Reform

Beau Friedlander | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Gambling, Moral Hazard, Public Option, Alan Grayson, Senator Orrin Hatch, Politics News
Beau Friedlander

The very nature of the health insurance industry is antithetical to its stated reason for being: helping people stay well and to get better.

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Governor Sanford and the Failure of Moral Politics

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moral Values, Religion, Mark Sanford, Gay Rights, Equal Rights, Religion and Politics, Argentina, Morality, Mark Sanford Argentina, Sanford Affair, Moral Hazard, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

It's satisfying to lambast a staunch social conservative for an extramarital affair on another continent. But the real failure in this sad story is a political platform based on a personal moral code.

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Why The Government Can't "Fix" the Crisis

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Moral Hazard, Bernanke, Hedge Funds, Consumer Spending, Greenspan, Fianacial Crisis, Greed, Treasury Department, Depression, Free Market Capitalism, Federal Reserve Bank, Market Confidence, James Suriwieki, Capitalism, Recession, Lehman Bros, Aig, JPMorgan Chase, Consumer Confidence, Wall Street Crash, Congressional Bailout, William Buitner, Bear Stearns, Alan Greenspan, Market Collapse, Business News
Danny Schechter

In what was for many an unbelievable chain of events, markets started melting down, confidence shattered and believers in unregulated transactions realized something was very, very wrong.

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Gay Marriage and the Democratic Hazard

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormon Church, Homosexuality, Equality, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Deepak Chopra, Moral Hazard, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

What gives the anti-gay marriage forces their influence comes down to moral hazard. If you run no risk sticking your nose into someone else's bedroom, some people are weak enough to go ahead and do it.

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Rupert Murdoch Says Taxpayers Won't Be Stuck With Costs (VIDEO)

Fox News | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Debt, Economy, Bailouts, Wall Street Crisis, Federal Reserve, Billionaires, Mortgages, Finance, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Banks, Moral Hazard, Personal Finance, Business News

NewsCorp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch appeared on his network, Fox News, to talk to Neil Cavuto about the coming government fix for the crisis on W...

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How Much Can The Government Do In The Credit Crisis?

Wall Street Journal | Jon Hilsenrath, David Enrich and Deborah Solomon | Posted 10.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Lehman Brothers, Economy, Moral Hazard, Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, Credit Crisis, Banking Crisis, Lehman Bros, Business News

Doing more could lead to other problems. Fed officials are wary of pushing short-term interest rates lower. At 2%, the federal-funds rate is 3.25 perc...

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