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- adjective Capable of
distorting . - adjective Causing distortion.
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Examples
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Government intervention is only "distortionary" in these models, adding the anti-gov't bias since Reagan.
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But we don't prohibit corporate investment as "distortionary".
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
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But we don't prohibit corporate investment as "distortionary".
Interfluidity 2009
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The more serious case against subsidies is that they are "distortionary".
Interfluidity 2009
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But we don't prohibit corporate investment as "distortionary".
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The more serious case against subsidies is that they are "distortionary".
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
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The more serious case against subsidies is that they are "distortionary".
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Idaho's property tax system was among the best, ranking No. 3 because of generally low rates measured per capita and the lack of "distortionary" property taxes on estates or inheritances.
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The congressional process has taken a good idea for fundamental tax reform and turned it into short-term, wildly distortionary vote-buying with absolutely no economic rationale.
Temporary Dividend Tax Cut?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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However, I do think that if politically the choice comes down to either a higher gas tax or new comman-and-control style regulations, such as CAFE standards for fuel economy, then a higher gas tax is less distortionary.
Gas Tax Debate, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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