beneficiaries, "Potomac Fever" 非”政治狂熱” cashed in on the unlikely blockbuster.

"The more nationalistic the Chinese people become, the less attractive their country will become," he says.


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The West has lost its way, but China may not be the beneficiary, says Wang Gungwu

• The Singapore historian observes how the world has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Chinese becoming more nationalistic
• Much will depend on whether China’s alternative perspective is attractive to those who are now more sceptical of what the West stands for

Wang Gungwu, AO, CBE (王赓武; 王賡武; Wáng Gēngwǔ; born 9 October 1930)

The financiers who struck it rich on 'Joker' | Financial Times
10 時間前 - But Warner Bros is not the only one which cashed in on the unlikely blockbuster. Other beneficiaries include: Canadian pension funds, mutual funds, insurance companies — and a pair of former investment bankers.

Oscar-nominated movie was wildly profitable, but studio Warner Bros had to share spoils

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The financiers who struck it rich on ‘Joker’

Ford, Nissan Among First to Tap Loans for Retooling

The U.S. is poised to disclose that Ford, Tesla and Nissan will be among the first beneficiaries of a $25 billion loan program to help develop fuel-efficient vehicles.

作者: 鍾漢清 (---.dynamic.hinet.net)
日期: 10-16-06 19:41

Potomac Fever

“Fortunately, I escaped before I caught Potomac Fever, a deadly disease for someone whose primary interest is scientific.”

"Potomac Fever," ({諾貝爾之路：十三位經濟獎得主的故事}( Lives of the Laureates : Thirteen Nobel Economists), 譯者, 黃進發. 台北：天下文化，1998,p.70)非”政治狂熱”（第120頁） 。它是國會議員等花費浪費公帑，將它當”慈善事業” 或假公濟私。
"the Potomac" 為貫穿Washington, D.C.之河......

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That is one cause of the budget crisis, but not the core problem. With the extraordinarily high reelection rates in Congress, any political advantage gained from special-interest spending is not crucial. The real problem is the pro-spending mindset ingrained in long-time legislators. It's called "Potomac Fever," and it causes members of Congress to see themselves as philanthropists with unlimited means to solve every problem in society.
Potomac Fever is fueled by the thousands of interest groups in Washington that trumpet the benefits of favored programs. For legislators, spending rewards their egos because they get lauded in the media for their noble public service, they get praised by program beneficiaries, they get toasted at gala dinners in their honor, and they get buildings and highways named after them.
 December 12, 2005, 8:33 a.m.
Potomac Fever
Diagnosising Congress.

By Chris Edwards


beneficiary s
noun [C]
a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else:
Her husband was the chief beneficiary of her will.