Word: aid
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...consensus for such a massive infusion holds - and with large Democratic majorities in both Houses of Congress, there is little reason to think otherwise - Obama would be able to include in the measure a number of programs he has advocated: tax cuts, jobs and spending initiatives, health-care reform, aid to beleaguered industries and energy-efficient investments and infrastructure...
...wake of the economic downturn, several universities in the Boston area are reevaluating their budgets, looking specifically at financial aid, construction projects, and employment. On November 10, Harvard University President Drew G. Faust emailed a letter to the faculty, students, and staff to discuss the “global economic crisis and its implications for us at Harvard...
...central point each university stressed is its commitment to provide adequate financial aid. Tufts University is planning to either preserve current levels of financial aid or even to increase...
Boston College has announced a 2-percent cut in its non-compensatory budget in order to generate an extra $2.5 million for financial aid, in addition to the $114 million distributed this year, said Boston College Director of Public Affairs Jack Dunn...
...billion. Right now, the developed world spends about $70 billion in foreign aid—$70 billion from the pockets of those in the OECD. The study concludes that wealthy states would receive $51 billion through boosted returns to capital if they allowed this rise in immigration. Furthermore, aid and increased immigration are not necessarily substitutes: They can be coeval. More immigration coupled with aid—albeit less than the $70 billion currently spent—would bring even more gains to the Southern Hemisphere without hurting the OECD. In any case, citizens of developed nations should grasp...