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Carbon pricing will be in many countries’ best interests, owing to the many domestic environmental
benefits.
Large groups of "outsiders" (young unemployed and first time job seekers, temporary workers, shopkeepers and other self-employed) do not see these supposed
benefits
because they lack a stable and protected job, or do not qualify for unemployment insurance, or are too young to benefit from public pension systems.
Similarly, a debt left unpaid too long by a government is a burden on future generations: I may enjoy the
benefits
of government extravagance, but my children will have to foot the bill.
It is a comprehensive process that would ultimately transform China into a society with the kinds of
benefits
– opportunities, personal comforts, and public services – found in today’s advanced democracies.
Beyond their short-term
benefits
to individuals, extensive economic analysis also has demonstrated significant financial
benefits
to society for years to come.
In advanced countries, programs that screen for adversity and respond to the specific health and developmental needs of individual children and families can yield
benefits
that far exceed their costs.
Nor is there evidence that inflation, should it increase slightly, cannot be reversed at a relatively minor cost – comparable to the
benefits
of additional employment and growth enjoyed in the excessive expansion of the economy that led to the increase in inflation.
The economic
benefits
of vaccines are substantial.
The heart of this miracle is that it
benefits
all - Europe's citizens, its states, the whole continent, and the world.
To be sure, governance that is effective, legitimate, and responsive provides untold benefits, especially when compared to the alternative: inefficient governance, cronyism, and corruption.
As Germany does not have its own currency, it is also a stretch to suggest that it
benefits
from currency manipulation (though the ECB’s quantitative easing policies have been cited in that context).
Other spending is split between the annually appropriated amounts (known as non-defense discretionary spending) and the programs in which spending follows from established rules that are not subject to annual review (known as the “mandatory” spending programs, primarily Social Security retirement
benefits
and health-care spending).
These programs are largely
benefits
for middle-class seniors and not welfare programs targeted at the relatively poor.
The social
benefits
of Myriad’s slightly earlier discovery have been dwarfed by the costs that its callous pursuit of profit has imposed.
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York recently accused the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis of doing exactly this by providing illegal kickbacks, honoraria, and other
benefits
to doctors – exactly what it promised not to do when it settled a similar case three years earlier.
Financial rescue operations that benefit even the unworthy can be accepted if they are seen as benefiting all – even if the unworthy gain more than their share of the
benefits.
The tax rate necessary to fund social spending must equal the ratio of the number of people receiving
benefits
to the number of taxpayers (the dependency ratio), multiplied by the average benefit relative to the income being taxed (the replacement rate).
Too many Europeans are collecting too many benefits, but so far governments have mostly ducked the issue, taking on massive debt in order to postpone the reckoning.
The euro's many
benefits
– cross-border pricing transparency, lower transaction costs, and inflation credibility – required surrendering independent monetary policies and flexible exchange rates.
Burning fossil fuels also has significant benefits, and we should weigh those
benefits
against the costs.
Certainly, after the dust has settled, numbers play a role in evaluating the costs and
benefits
(if any), of a war.
As the idea of interruption from work was extended to include the disabled and women bringing up children, so entitlements to income maintenance increased beyond the capacity of social insurance, with
benefits
paid to eligible individuals from general taxation.
With both left to the market, “in work” benefits, or tax credits, were introduced to enable employed workers to earn a “living wage.”
This partly depends on what parameters are set: the UBI’s level, which
benefits
(if any) it replaces, whether only citizens or all residents are eligible, and so on.
A UBI that grows in line with capital productivity would ensure that the
benefits
of automation go to the many, not just to the few.
Although active participation in global production networks has brought significant benefits, it may have locked China into the lower end of the value chain, reducing its scope for future progress.
The end of polio should mark not just the defeat of a terrible disease, but also the beginning of a new phase in the effort to reduce childhood suffering and death, the
benefits
of which will be felt for generations to come.
Successful examples of progressive federalism can be seen in a wide variety of areas, including health care, prison reform, higher education and job training, entrepreneurship, worker protection and
benefits
in the “gig economy”, and pay-for-success government contracts.
But, despite its new vigor, the
benefits
of recovery could prove to be short-lived unless a sustainable and cooperative growth path is found.
Such a security roof would be a strong political symbol that Russia is fully part of the Euro-Atlantic family, sharing the costs and
benefits.
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