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The British long complained of the unfairness of these rules, especially in view of the fact that the UK was one of the relatively poorer member states; and in 1984, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government demanded, and got, a massive rebate on its net contribution to the EU budget.
EU farm policy has started to be reformed, and its share of the EU budget has fallen from over 60% to 40%;Britain has for several years enjoyed significantly faster economic growth than most other member states, so that it is now one of the richer EU countries, even compared with France and Germany; and the new member states are so much poorer than even the poorest of the old members, that they have an unanswerable moral case for a generous share of whatever budget could be negotiated.
Add to this several other differences – above all, poorer families’ higher fertility rates – and the sums reveal that the top 10% of households actually make 78 times more (on a per capita basis) than those at the bottom.
Global warming will mainly harm developing countries, because they are poorer and therefore more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
As a result, America would not just end this episode 3% poorer than it might have been; the gap would grow – to 7% by 2035 and 11% by 2055.
Moreover, higher house prices and rents distribute income from poorer households (which typically rent) to richer households (which own the houses).
First, the falling price level would raise the real value of the debts that households and firms owe, making them poorer and reducing their willingness to spend.
As a result, farm sizes would drop (as land was divided among ever more children), labor productivity would fall, and the poor would become even poorer.
But there is a different system, widely practiced in poorer countries that cannot afford Western-style hospitals, and centered on community-based healthcare.
This burdens consumers across the EU, especially poorer people who have to spend a large share of their income on food.
And, of course, any country that is $10 billion richer, rather than $8 billion poorer, will have a better chance to handle future problems.
The continent’s fusion of culture makes its people richer rather than poorer.
They may oppose the use of their taxes to “subsidize” poorer people who do not share their identity, such as immigrants, French-speaking Belgians, southern Italians, or Greeks.
They must offer voters a realistic economic program that is market-friendly and open to international trade, while promising tangible benefits to the poorer 60-70% of the population who are understandably frustrated with their lack of economic progress.
When this happens, it is a racing certainty that the existing members will lose out, in several ways:They will have to share their political decision-making powers with the new members,they will have to share their economic advantages, and, in particular,they will face the prospect of a significant budgetary redistribution from the rich existing members to the (much poorer) new members.
The hope is that the world will recognize its collective interest in keeping development pathways open for poorer countries, both for these countries’ benefit and for the sake of international peace and security.
The same holds for households, with millions of weaker and poorer borrowers defaulting on mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, student loans, and other forms of consumer credit.
Many state and local governments in poorer regions of the country are at risk of bankruptcy unless the federal government undertakes a massive bailout of their finances.
Moreover, income and wealth inequality is rising again: poorer households are at greater risk of unemployment, falling wages, or reductions in hours worked, all leading to lower labor income, whereas on Wall Street outrageous bonuses have returned with a vengeance.
With the stock market rising while home prices are still falling, the wealthy are becoming richer, while the middle class and the poor – whose main wealth is a home rather than equities – are becoming poorer and being saddled with an unsustainable debt burden.
By definition these funds now go mainly to the poorer parts of the EU.
Candidate countries, however, are poorer still, so the full application of these regional policies would call for large extra budgetary transfers to Central and Eastern Europe.
The country will inevitably become poorer as it depletes its natural resources, unless the value of its human and physical capital increases.
Workers could command higher wages if they did not have to compete against abundant labor in poorer countries.
The public discourse is poorer for this.
Although Europe is unlikely to become poorer as a consequence of this demographic shift, it may experience a prolonged period of slower growth.
The agreement reached there must be ambitious, effective, and fair, offering rich countries a way to cut greenhouse-gas emissions while supporting poorer countries as they adapt to the adverse impact of climate change.
Unless we manage our interdependence far more effectively, we will all be poorer.
They perform worse in school and lead poorer adult lives.
The result is cutting corners, deficiencies in care, and poorer outcomes for patients.
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