Disincentives Quotes

We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation. - Ron Johnson

The job produced minimal disincentives and we were able to achieve the improved smoothness criteria the contract specified. All in all, we were very happy with the final results. - Bill Adair

The innovations of the information age - laptop computers, broadband Internet service, blackberries and so forthcontinue to make location less relevant in the working world. Telework, by capitalizing on those technological advances, not only offers a broad range of benefits to employers and employees, but also helps reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and fuel consumption. Because of these important benefits, we need to encourage telework wherever possible by removing disincentives, and I applaud the Telework Coalition's help in that effort. - Tom Davis

Petroleum earnings go up and down with the volatility in the openly and globally traded commodities in which we deal. ... History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in reception to short-term market manipulations, will likely have unintended negative consequences including creating disincentives for investment. - Lee Raymond

Once again the stock market will be the loser, especially as it already had tax disincentives compared to other countries. - Gonzalo Alonso

Lower salaries -- we offer less than industry, -- not more, and no stock options. To these disincentives, we now plan to add polygraphs. - Douglas Post

History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in response to short-term rises in prices will have unintended consequences and disincentives to investment. - Lee Raymond

Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better. - Michael Milken

Before we initiate a package or system of incentives and disincentives we also have to have a better way of counting graduation rates. - Myles Brand

Baseball has to address the disincentives created by large-scale transfers of revenue from successful clubs to less successful clubs. At high enough tax levels, the incentive is to invest somewhere other than in baseball. - John Henry