Additionally, compulsive gamblers have a higher incidence of divorce and other social impacts that lead to an economic drain on the economy.
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But no one thinks a swift victory will turn the economy around: indeed, the net effect of war could be a further economic drain.
This should help select individuals who will be net economic contributors, which should be a big benefit to those who are worried that low-skilled immigrants are a net economic drain.
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The mistake here was simple: President Bush never put forward a single, comprehensive plan to transform Social Security from a generational-conflict-fostering economic drain to a capital-generating, wealth-creating, economic-illiteracy-reducing, better-benefits-for-all mechanism.
In fact, the committee said, new roads might actually drain economic activity from a depressed remote area.
Mr. RAY TAKEYH (Council on Foreign Relations): He might be able to actually, under the banner of economic justice, further expand Iran's bloated bureaucracy, further expand Iran's social and economic subsidies, which are a drain on those resources, and actually obstruct a sort of economic privatization program that calls for lessening of the role of government.
This brain drain is having economic and social consequences.
Many fear that this talent drain will have lasting economic repercussions on the developing world, robbing it not only of the skills of these workers but also of their influence on the productivity of others.
The employees feel that they have no choice but to help out their family members during these tough economic times, and it was a drain on their finances.
In themselves, the scandals are unrelated to economic fundamentals, but they are a damaging drain on policy makers' attention.
But the hard reality is that few emerging markets have any hope, in the foreseeable future, of creating the type and volume of economic opportunities needed to reverse or even substantially slow the brain drain.
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