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For we can see that the poor are getting rich: so how is that either exploitation or a race to the bottom?

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And when giving our children the best education possible we know is the ingredient for success in this new information and technology-rich economy, how can we be laying off teachers -- when other countries are hiring teachers in droves?

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With fresh water, we are working hard to establish biodiversity priorities and to demonstrate how incredibly important biologically rich, intact natural systems like rain forests are in ensuring a continued supply of clean water to human societies.

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