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Social protections should be framed in laws enacted by democratically elected legislators, who are well placed to weigh the costs and
benefits
for their constituents.
It is noteworthy that in the Scandinavian countries, which enjoy some of the most progressive social protections in Europe, these
benefits
are provided by statutory laws enacted by legislatures rather than by courts enacting constitutional "rights."
No less than 41% of the voting-age adult population lives primarily on government transfers such as state pensions, full-scale public stipends, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, and social assistance.
The French economy
benefits
from high productivity potential and a well-educated work force, but trade unionists and other members of Hollande’s Socialist Party are blocking measures that would restore strong growth.
Everyone needs to see that there are
benefits
to reunification that will simplify life, strengthen the economy, and outweigh the compromises that any settlement will require.
Greece is urgently called upon to play a more constructive role in the peace process by explaining the
benefits
of its own normalization of relations with Turkey and its support for that country’s EU membership.
Aware of these benefits, Myanmar has put education at the heart of its reform agenda.
But these
benefits
are diluted in China, owing to its excessive reliance on public funding.
The Republicans – with the exception of Trump, who rejects future Social Security “cuts” – would gradually slow growth, whereas the Democrats propose increasing Social Security
benefits.
And the
benefits
will not be limited to China.
Like the Soviet Union, China is paying through the nose for a few friends, gaining only limited
benefits
while becoming increasingly entrenched in an unsustainable arms race.
Full-time jobs with comprehensive
benefits
are now much rarer.
Meanwhile, women are over-represented in informal, temporary, and part-time jobs, most of which are low-productivity positions with low pay, no benefits, and limited opportunities for advancement.
Based on the rate of progress over the last nine years, it will take another 81 years to close the world’s economic gender gap and unlock the associated economic
benefits.
Developed countries should invest in affordable child care, early childhood education, and parental leave; shift from family to individual taxes; and provide more generous tax credits, benefits, and protections for low-wage and part-time workers.
As I argue in my new book The Frugal Superpower: America’s Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era, the burden that these obligations will impose on Americans – in the form of higher taxes and fewer
benefits
– will weaken public support for the expansive international role that the United States has played since World War II.
They would help to ensure that, even in an era of retrenchment in American foreign policy, the world would continue to enjoy the most important
benefits
of the expansive foreign policy that the US can no longer afford.
The merging of human surgical experience with machines and computerized technologies is driving neurosurgical advancement, with robotic surgery serving as an important model of the
benefits
of the human-machine interface.
None of this
benefits
future development.
But to tell the story of Latin America as one of foreign pillage is to ignore the
benefits
that the region has gained from foreign efforts, especially in Venezuela.
According to the mantra of globalization, at least, trade
benefits
all sides.
It should become a principle of international relations that democracy and democratization must be supported in all situations; that democratic societies should forego any opportunistic
benefits
that may come from supporting the enemies of democracy.
Second, developing country concerns must be kept at the forefront of discussions about the potential
benefits
of genomics and biotechnology.
An early indicator of success will be when the global discourse on biotechnology focuses on the
benefits
as well as the risks, and on the concerns of both the developing and developed world.
The
benefits
of such inter-community spirit are evident in one of the world’s most diverse cities, London.
Favorable macroeconomic circumstances, the absence of foreign competition, a system of government support and regulation, and large-scale private provision of what in Europe would have been public social insurance all combined to give post-WWII America many of social democracy’s
benefits
without the costs.
The economy did not stagger under the weight of ample
benefits
or high taxes.
Global warming will create significant problems, so carbon reductions offer significant
benefits.
The prominent climate economist Professor Richard Tol of Hamburg University has analyzed the
benefits
and costs of cutting carbon now versus cutting it in the future.
The costs would also come much sooner than the
benefits
and persist much longer.
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