Money & Ethics
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Should Employers Be Barred From Asking Job Applicants What They Earn?
business The effort to ban the “What are you earning?” question is part of a broader movement to make all compensation totally transparent.
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Should Minor-League Ballplayers Get a Big Pay Raise?
business Pro athletes must keep their bodies and skills in shape 12 months a year, and all should be paid accordingly.
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Should Colleges Give Preference to Applicants From Wealthy Families?
college Every admitted student should meet the college’s basic academic qualifications.
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What Should Doctors and Drugmakers Do to Stop Painkiller Addiction?
business Physicians and dentists need mandatory pain-management training, starting in medical and dental schools and continuing thereafter.
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How Should I Handle a Tax Windfall That I Don't Want?
taxes If getting a huge windfall from impending tax cuts has you feeling guilty, here are some options.
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How Can We Discourage Bogus News Stories?
Politics Only the big online advertising networks can cut off the lifeblood and reduce the financial incentive to create phony stories.
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Should Casinos Court Senior Citizens?
spending State gaming commissions, which regulate casinos, have an ethical obligation to crack down on predatory marketing to the elderly. But so far, most don’t seem interested.
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Should Bank Customers Be Allowed to File Class-Action Suits?
credit & debt Of the $185 million in the Wells Fargo settlement, most will go to government agencies as penalties. Very little will go to customers.
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Should My Neighbor Be Allowed to Turn His House Into a Short-Term Rental?
real estate It's a debate that is raging in all of America’s major cities.
real estate