The Obama administration also wants to facilitate economic expansion, encourage job growth and improve the living standard of all Americans.

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The thinking seems to go that companies are immoral creatures we tolerate because they improve our standard of living.

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While technology continues to improve the standard of living for millions, there are still millions more living in abject poverty.

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And that entrepreneurship can also generate profits and improve the standard of living of millions of poor by improving their health and reducing poverty.

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Advocates say the lake and dam are arrogant examples of man's attempt to corral nature to improve the quality of life and standard of living.

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Moreover, it is economic growth that has provided the resources enabling us to dramatically reduce pollution and improve the environment, without trashing our standard of living.

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