You raise more money via the tax system, certainly, but you do this in a regressive manner because it causes less damage to the future economy.

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Although it is true that by proclaiming his devotion to the so-called peace process, Netanyahu was able to deflect some of the White House's attacks against him, the short-term advantage it brought him this week in Washington is eclipsed by the long-term damage such an approach causes the country.

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This operation is intended to restore bladder function to people with spina bifida, a congenital defect that causes nerve damage and a loss of sensation and muscle function below the waist.

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There is a strong suspicion that if this oestrogen is not removed during sewage treatment (some works do, some do not), it causes serious damage to rivers and lakes.

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