David Bonderman and Jim Coulter of TPG (Texas Pacific Group) ultimately made ten times their money on the investment in a sagging Continental Airlines, but their profits were clearly a function of making the flying experience infinitely better for customers.

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The richest of these, East Kalimantan, receives ten times more money per inhabitant than the poorest province, Banten, while the richest district (Fakfak, in West Papua) takes in 50 times more per person than the poorest (Belu in East Nusa Tenggarah).

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Mr Paes de Barros notes that the government transfers ten times more money to pensioners than to children.

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