Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.

金钱也许不能买到幸福，但富裕国家的人通常比贫穷国家的人更幸福。

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But good leaders do better in solving problems than poor ones.

但在解决问题方面，好的领导者比差劲的领导者做得更好。

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On cash, money should indeed change hands both for moral reasons (rich countries are largely responsible for the problem so far but poor ones will suffer most) and for practical ones (some poor countries do not have access to the capital they need to invest in mitigation).

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The people who are on Wall Street, who are losing their wealth, are the ones who poor people depend on for soup kitchens, food banks, homeless shelters, services for children.

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In many rich countries, and most poor ones, only the patchiest of records are kept.

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