Latest figures show that 17, 800 youngsters are in government shelters, an unthinkable phenomenon in the days when prosperity seemed assured.
And there have been periods of economic transformation and upheaval when prosperity and even basic financial security have eluded far too many citizens.
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It was preceded by the so-called New Era, a time of low unemployment when general prosperity masked vast disparities in income.
Not to mention, small steps, during a downturn, pave the way to prosperity when circumstances change.
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As I argue in the video, even though most of the research shows that economic growth is maximized when government spending is about 20 percent of GDP, I think the real answer is that prosperity is maximized when the public sector consumes less than 10 percent of GDP.
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He had that blend of idealism and realism, which recognizes that when we advance the prosperity of others, we advance our interests.
It is also a reasonable corollary of this hypothesis that golden ages of freedom and prosperity occur when events and technological innovations right the balance of power between the state and individuals.
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The spiritual mission helped doom the enclave's material prosperity, when the Jesuits' spreading influence finally prompted Japan to shutter itself from the world by the early 1640s. (The Dutch cut off trade from the other direction by seizing Malacca in 1641.) But over the next century the effort gave Macau a purpose, as a center of learning and a bridge to the Middle Kingdom.
When demand is healthy, prosperity spreads across the whole industry.
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When the market forces driving this prosperity are disregarded, immigration laws and policies become impossible to enforce.
Since the election of Jefferson in 1803, the American people have always voted for economic growth and prosperity over redistribution, when the choice was articulated and offered to them.
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And ultimately, when a nation goes from poverty to prosperity, it makes the world stronger and more secure for everybody.
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Paul has a comprehensive grasp on the global economy, so when he says loose money first and prosperity second, I sit up in my chair.
So, while President Obama is correct that cutting government spending is not sufficient to restore prosperity, he is incorrect when he implies that cutting spending is not necessary.
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They watched their own parents suffer during the Depression, they went overseas for years on end when our nation asked them to save the world, and when they came home, to the prosperity of the Eisenhower years, they crossed their fingers and hoped the good times were not an illusion.
But Drucker believed that anybody who jumps from a job when appropriate will find a kind of psychic prosperity.
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As two of the largest and most dynamic economies, the United States and Germany can show that the prosperity we seek is best achieved when nations invest in our greatest resource -- our people and their ability to compete and innovate in the 21st century.
History has shown time and again that peace, prosperity and stable civil society cannot flourish when threats and belligerency abound.
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The days when we could focus on our own security and prosperity without regard for that of others are past.
Good government, when you have it, is independent of economic prosperity.
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This great national cause will create millions of new jobs, many in industries that will be the engine of our future prosperity, jobs that will be there when your children enter the workforce.
When has the world known straight-line peace, prosperity, full employment, zero inflation and continuous growth?
When it comes to leading the way in health and prosperity, Northern Ireland is ahead of the game.
However, the qualities that have served Australia so admirably when times were tough are less useful in periods of prosperity.
"Americans for Prosperity believes that government should be reined in when it overreaches its legal authority, and here, the appeals court played that crucial role, reining in a district court decision that was judicial activism at its core, " said spokesman Levi Russell.
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Market failure is the doctrine that describes when the market fails to operate efficiently and maximize economic growth and prosperity for all.
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Unfortunately, that prosperity could not be sustained during the 19th century, when the lands grew less fertile, and much of the population left for more profitable fields.
There are those who will suggest that moving toward clean energy will destroy our economy -- when it's the system we currently have that endangers our prosperity and prevents us from creating millions of new jobs.
Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a sharp left turn U.S. stocks and bonds are currently at valuations consistent with times in our history when our culture and policies were much friendlier to economic growth and prosperity.
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Now, the fact is, our economy is stronger when workers are getting paid good wages and good benefits. (Applause.) Our economy is stronger when we've got broad-based growth and broad-based prosperity.
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