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Recent Examples of pauperizeIronically, in Cuba, a country pauperized by a Marxist model for the past 61 years, there is a growing public cry demanding change.—Otto Reich, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020
Fans of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—a small-time autocrat who has impoverished his country, now one of the poorest in Europe, while enriching his family and friends—make common cause with Americans who have broken the law, gone to jail, stolen from their own charities, or harassed women.
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Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.
But international sanctions aimed at bankrupting Russia’s war machine have failed to deliver as intended, and Biden urged the incoming Trump team to stand with Kyiv.
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Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
Further, the tax, levied at extraction, would be borne by the entity enjoying the economic benefit of the well—rather than trying to chase down some marginal entity that never turned a profit or may have existed purely to be bankrupted and evade liability.
While that’s still below 1% of all luggage handled, try explaining that statistic to the family whose weekend away with the kids has been ruined by lost luggage.
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Duncan Madden,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
Working with a sliding scale provider, as mentioned above, is another great way to reduce costs.
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Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Takahashi said this new report underscores how carbonated water impacts weight loss by promoting the sensation of fullness, which can reduce food intake and lower overall calorie consumption.
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