Tapping the drought-prone region's aquifer for nonessential uses diverts water from farmers who need it desperately.

在这个干旱区域，这些没有用在刀刃上的水正是那些农民极度渴望的。

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And at a time of economic hardship, it means forgoing jobs that we desperately need.

在经济困难时期，这意味着放弃我们极其需要的就业机会。

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Do not send supplies -knowing that millions of people are desperately in need of food and water, it is hard not to want to pack up a box of supplies and send it to Haiti.

不要邮寄捐赠品。了解到几百万缺乏食品和饮用水的灾民分散在各处，很难让人不产生把捐赠物打包寄送到海地的念头。

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Simply passing large amounts of food aid to the government will mean that it will end up in the hands of government and military officials, instead of the people who desperately need it.

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By eliminating healthcare insurance discrimination against those who desperately need it, expanding public and private sources of affordable insurance, and guaranteeing a minimum standard benefit, HIV care will become more readily accessible than ever before.

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And again, why is it that unemployment insurance, which is a good example of something that economists everywhere agree is highly beneficial to economic growth in a time like this because that assistance to people who desperately need it goes right back into the economy and results in job growth and job -- economic growth and job creation -- everybody agrees on that.

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