gold-plate

• “From then on, the beneficiary would be on his or her own: stay cheap and conserve out-of-pocket costs, or go gold-plate and contribute handsomely.”

  USA Today: GOP seeking dramatic changes in Medicare and Medicaid

• “State and local governments used tax surpluses and the 1990s stock-market rise to gold-plate pension programs, with disastrous effect once the stock boom ended.”

  The Washington Post: Yes, there is a reason to rein in public employee unions

• “If you want to gold-plate these routes for existing riders, use lrt, if you want better transit, just use cheaper non-rail surface options.”

  Canada Line delivers a smooth ride « Stephen Rees's blog

• “The demos are just volunteering to build the “gallows” and are working like mad, to gold-plate it….”

  It doesn’t feel like it, but We Are Winning the Fight Against ObamaCare — Updated - Dan_Perrin’s blog - RedState

• “We need the Chinooks and the Air Force is not trying to "gold-plate" them.”

  Conference of Defence Associations meeting, Feb. 21-22

• “Gen. Watt recently said that we 'need the Chinooks and the Air Force is not trying to "gold-plate" them'.”

  Chinooks to begin blowing?

• “Tried to show her I was solid gold, not gold-plate.”

  Simon & Schuster: She’s a Witch Girl

• “So far, Tara had only been willing to grant me gold-plate status—in exchange for several favors in return, of course.”

  Simon & Schuster: She’s a Witch Girl

• “If this is the case, and our government doesn't decide to gold-plate EU legislation on measurements, it must be claimed as a team victory.”

  Giles Chichester: telling porkies

• “Put differently, applicants should be allowed to “gold-plate” their patents by paying for the kind of searching review that would merit a presumption of validity.”

  Next Stop - Chip Away the Presumption of Validity?

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