“We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.” NeedsHas BeensCountryEnergyNaturalQualityAirSeriousDemandBenefitsPercentPlantGasNatural GasPower PlantsAir Quality Author:Gale Norton
“A Congressional Budget Office report released as recent as June 2004 says the system will be able to pay full benefits until 2052, and 80 percent after that.” AblePayOfficeBenefitsPercentBudgetsReportsJune Author:Grace Napolitano
“A decade ago, critics suggested biotech crops would not be valuable in the developing world. Now 90 percent of farmers who benefit are resource-poor farmers in developing countries. These helped alleviate 7.7 million subsistence farmers in China, India, South Africa, the Philippines from abject poverty.” WorldCountryPoorPovertyMillionsBenefitsPercentResourcesIndiaSouthCriticsChinaValuableDecadesDevelopingFarmersSouth AfricaCropsPhilippinesAlleviateDeveloping CountriesSubsistenceBiotech Author:Clive James
“The potential gains from improved stabilization policies are on the order of hundredths of a percent of consumption, perhaps two orders of magnitude smaller than the potential benefits of available supply-side fiscal reforms.” TwoOrderSidesPolicyBenefitsPercentGainsEconomicsAvailableReformConsumptionMagnitude Author:Robert Lucas, Jr.
“More retirees, longer life expectancy, larger benefits, and fewer workers - these trends have meant substantial increases in the payroll tax. Since the social security program began, the payroll tax has increased more than 500 percent.” SocialSecurityTaxesBenefitsPercentProgramIncreaseWorkersTrendsFewerSocial SecurityExpectancyPayrollLife ExpectancyPayroll TaxLonger Life Author:Alex Tabarrok
“But from the moment George Bush decided to overthrow Saddam, the people who were going to benefit here were the Shia, who are 60 percent of the population. So if you were ever going to have an election, then the Shia would take over.” PeopleIfsMomentsBenefitsPercentDecidedElectionPopulationSaddamShia Author:Patrick Cockburn
“Another benefit of going to Cornell is that 90 percent of your friends are doctors.” BenefitsPercentDoctors Author:Ato Essandoh
“Ninety percent of those who fail are not actually defeated; they simply quit. ... As you face bad experiences, it's important for you to remember that you can rarely see the benefits while you're in the midst of them. You usually gain perspective on the other side of it.” ImportantRememberFacesSidesFailingPerspectiveBenefitsPercentGainsQuittingMidstDefeatedNinetyBad Experiences Author:John C. Maxwell
“About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues.” SocialIssuesBuildingBenefitsPercentOrganizationClimateMy TimeSocial IssuesHealth Issues Author:Richard Branson
“This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. The top one-hundredth of 1 percent makes more than 40 percent of all campaign contributions. The billionaire class owns the political system and reaps the benefits from it.” LooksTodayPoliticalWealthClassBenefitsPercentBottomCampaignsContributionReapBillionairePolitical SystemsOligarchyCampaign Contributions Author:Bernie Sanders
“Some people say Russia is running at 50 percent of its gross domestic product under that during the Communist period. In fact, none of the countries seems to have recovered the level that they had under communism, although the other countries in Eastern Europe are doing better than Russia and particularly the Czech Republic seems to be doing modestly well. East Germany I can't count because they have a rich uncle. You have economic benefits which have nothing to do with the workings of the system.” PeopleWellsI CanCountryFactsSeemsRunningLevelsRichEconomicProductsPeriodsBenefitsPercentEuropeEastRussiaCommunismGermanyRepublicCommunistOther CountriesUnclesEasternGrossEastern EuropeCzechEast GermanyGross Domestic ProductCzech Republic Author:Kenneth Arrow
“Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in the private sector enjoy. In some instances, the total premium can be 30 percent or higher.” EnjoyLevelsEconomicHigherBenefitsResearchPercentWorkersCarefulInstanceExcessCompensationCoveragePrivate SectorPensionPremiumPublic SectorHealth Coverage Author:Bob Beauprez