He very much supports the creation of an infrastructure bank, which has bipartisan support, which would leverage very relatively minimal amount of taxpayer dollars to allow private companies to hire folks to rebuild our infrastructure, which in turn will help create a more solid foundation for economic growth and job creation.

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Japan is the powerhouse of the region, but has little leverage with which to press its claim.

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As president, Mr Kirchner has largesse of his own, including discretionary spending which brings leverage over cash-strapped provincial governors and their representatives in the Senate.

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Private-sector leverage, which rose by 70% of GDP between 2000 and 2008, has barely begun to unwind.

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In the past, Musk has talked about ramping up to 20 launches per year, which would enable SpaceX to leverage its vertically-integrated sourcing strategy for major price reductions.

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Foreign governments can also leverage their ownership in a way that allows them access to sensitive technology which has the potential to highlight vulnerabilities within the information infrastructure and intellectual property of the United States.

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So all else being equal, which they never are of course, a bank with a lower leverage ratio is a safer bank, because it has relatively more capital to protect depositors from losses.

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