Generations
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Great inequality, built up over generations, does not become a source of great popular resentment.
Of course,
generations
of historians have meticulously researched the origins of the world wars and written elegantly about their conclusions.
Evidently, attitudes are passed down through the
generations.
With more political will and smart investments, there is no reason we can’t reach the SDGs to both reduce poverty and safeguard wildlife for future
generations.
We need them to promote human wellbeing today and for future
generations.
Francis underscored the moral dimension of the problem:“The transition to accessible and clean energy is a duty that we owe toward millions of our brothers and sisters around the world, poorer countries and
generations
yet to come.
Viewed from Latin America, the US experience is a reminder that strong institutions emerge at a glacial pace, thanks to the cumulative efforts of
generations
of reformers.
Economic growth and new jobs are crucial to improving people’s livelihoods now and to ensuring the prosperity of future
generations.
If we can make meaningful economic progress in the coming generations, one of the pivotal reasons will be that people are allowed to move more freely.
But such growth is often accompanied by environmental degradation, which diminishes human health and quality of life, threatens water supplies, and compromises ecosystems, impeding growth for future
generations.
Thus, while ethnic inequities have been dramatically reduced over the past 50 years, the historical memory remains vivid to new
generations
of the now urban Aymaras and Quechuas people.
The care taken in augmenting and preserving the wealth that current
generations
inherited from their ancestors is the ultimate reason for economic growth and capitalism’s success.
This is surprising, given that memories of World War II and its legacy should be fresher for older
generations.
So, while right-wing populists have attracted older voters, left-wing populist have gained a following among younger
generations.
Instead, governments should focus on upgrading older workers’ skills, creating more opportunities for older and younger
generations
to work together, and holding disruptors accountable for the socioeconomic consequences they generate.
It has become fashionable among politicians to preach the virtues of pain and suffering, no doubt because those bearing the brunt of it are those with little voice – the poor and future
generations.
But, looking to the future, the challenge for the US and its allies will be to deter future
generations
of Chinese leaders from adopting policies that threaten the West.
The problem with this approach is that it is inequitable toward future generations, which, of course, have no say in decisions that we make today.
Yet were we to take intergenerational equity seriously, the leading factor to consider is that future
generations
will have better technologies than what we have today.
One could also argue that the traditional economic analysis is even inequitable toward individuals, in addition to future
generations.
Of course, democracies have a long history of over-rewarding current voters at the expense of future generations, but the current scale and scope of fiscal largess is mistimed to both the trend and cycle of the US economy.
Moreover, the US will be paying for its current excesses with the promise of future payments, and inefficient stimulus now will not give future
generations
the productive resources needed to make good on it.
The devastation in Lebanon will take
generations
to repair, not only materially, but also psychologically.
By alienating that country for
generations
to come, Russia has suffered a geopolitical setback of historic proportions.
Demographic aging is the social and economic equivalent of climate change: it is a problem that we all know must be addressed, but which we would rather leave for future
generations
to solve.
This dream destroyed
generations
of victims.
Both McCain and Obama could leave future
generations
lumbered with the costs of major cuts in carbon emissions – without major cuts in temperatures.
By focusing more on research and development, and less in carbon cuts, both candidates could embrace a solution that encourages the best of the American innovative spirit and leaves the best possible legacy to future generations: a high-income, low-carbon energy world.
Among the many horrific consequences of such an outcome would be mass migration toward Europe and other Western countries and the creation of fertile recruiting grounds for new
generations
of jihadists.
In doing so, Putin has not only moved to trap my country in a frozen conflict that will prevent both democracy and the economy from flourishing; he has shredded the rules and norms that have kept the peace in Europe for three
generations.
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