In Japan and South Korea individuals are doing more of the giving, long the province of corporations there.

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So this law looks out for future generations by doing more to bring down our long-term deficits than just about anything that we could do.

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Some have argued that doing less is more in the long run, and that the "we must act" lobby is a reflex stemming from frustration rather than a cool appraisal of what's feasible.

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