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But we also need to acknowledge that
billions
of dollars have been spent on well-meaning attempts to save lives, with an alarming lack of high-quality evaluation of how these investments have performed.
Then, at midnight on Friday, a large part of the federal government shut down because Trump had been seeking a fight over the refusal of the Congress (albeit Republican-controlled) to spend
billions
of dollars to fund his campaign promise to build a wall across the long US-Mexico border.
In a televised White House meeting, he fell into a trap set by Democratic leaders by angrily insisting he would be “proud” to own a government shutdown if he couldn’t get
billions
to fund at least part of the wall.
In some cases, US firms bought the banks, held on to them until Korea recovered, and then resold them, reaping
billions
in capital gains.
Welcome as these initiatives are, the number of animals in circuses and zoos is tiny compared to the tens of
billions
of animals suffering in factory farms.
The Saudis even spent
billions
of dollars to build a security wall along its vast border with Iraq, in order to contain the violence that it was exporting there.
Regardless of who comes to power, the West should channel a larger portion of the
billions
of dollars in development aid each year, including the newly approved $535 million for the country from the UN’s Millennium Challenge Account, to foster a local spirit of natural capitalism instead of providing charity.
Climate-change foes have spent
billions
of dollars to influence policymakers, support election campaigns by defenders of fossil fuels, and defeat candidates who dare to promote clean energy.
Since the UNDP issued its first report in 1990, we have seen significant improvements made in
billions
of people’s lives worldwide.
Indeed, Beijing Airport’s’s shiny Terminal 3, and more recently, China’s alternative-energy investments, relied on
billions
of euros in European public loans.
As German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently put it, Europe needs “political courage and creativity rather than
billions
of euros.”
Beyond limiting economic development, the lack of sufficient freshwater resources threatens the wellbeing of
billions
of people by causing conflict, social unrest, and migration.
Otherwise, why would Iran invest
billions
of dollars in a program that is almost tailor-made for military purposes, including long-distance delivery systems?
The American University of Beirut, founded in 1866, has arguably done more to transform the Middle East in positive ways than any other comparable institution, yet it receives only $3 million in annual aid from the United States, which spends
billions
on armies and weaponry in the region.
Aside from costing
billions
of taxpayer dollars, Paulson’s plan violates the fundamental capitalist principle that whoever reaps the gains also bears the losses.
The second option is more proactive: plant
billions
of new trees.
Corruption is a major obstacle to economic development, costing
billions
of dollars a year that could otherwise be used to reduce poverty and promote economic growth.
Billions
of hours of consumer time previously spent filling in forms, making telephone calls, and queuing are eliminated by Internet-based shopping and search services.
The theoretical ideal occurs when financial contracts spread the risks all over the world, so that
billions
of willing investors each own a tiny share, and no one is over-exposed.
But, despite the
billions
of dollars China has invested in developing Afghanistan’s natural resources, it is hard to see it undertaking a policy of broader and proactive engagement there.
Moreover, the direct annual hospital costs attributable to ADR’s run into the
billions
of dollars, and this does not include all the suffering that ADR’s cause that does not lead to hospitalization (or death).
A deadline for Gazprom to pay
billions
of dollars in overdue taxes has been set for next week.
Nonetheless, a year ago, Western investors poured
billions
of dollars into Russia's stock market, which appeared sound, and Russian shares sky-rocketed in 1996 and 1997.
China has established hundreds of life-sciences research parks and committed
billions
of dollars in national funds for drug development; comparable programs are under way in India, Singapore, and South Korea.
Similarly, after lending
billions
of dollars to heavily indebted Djibouti, China established its first overseas military base this year in that tiny but strategic state, just a few miles from a US naval base – the only permanent American military facility in Africa.
Already, antibiotic resistance is leading to an estimated 700,000 deaths per year, with financial costs reaching tens of
billions
of dollars.
Governments and NGOs spend
billions
of dollars each year trying to help the world without explicitly considering whether they are achieving the most they can.
Yet, ironically, this technological trend has also decentralized surveillance:
billions
of people nowadays voluntarily carry a tracking device that continually violates their privacy as it searches for cell towers.
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia owe an average of 150% of their GDP, and servicing the debt swallows
billions
of dollars annually.
Indeed, the tasks that these countries are undertaking – investing in infrastructure (roads, electricity, ports, and much else), building cities that will one day be home to billions, and moving toward a green economy – are truly enormous.
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