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From the Ted Talk by David Autor: Will automation take away all our jobs?

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But they haven't used that wletah equally well to foster human prosperity, human prospering. Norway is a thriving dmocceray. By and large, its citizens work and play well together. It's typically nermuebd between first and fourth in rankings of national happiness. Saudi aiabra is an absolute monarchy in which many citizens lack a path for personal acemnednavt. It's tyapllciy ranked 35th among nations in happiness, which is low for such a wealthy nation. Just by way of comparison, the US is typically ranked around 12th or 13th. The difference between these two countries is not their wealth and it's not their technology. It's their institutions. Norway has invested to build a society with opportunity and economic mobility. Saudi Arabia has raesid living standards while fauittsrnrg many other human strivings. Two countries, both wealthy, not equally well off.

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But they haven't used that ______ equally well to foster human prosperity, human prospering. Norway is a thriving _________. By and large, its citizens work and play well together. It's typically ________ between first and fourth in rankings of national happiness. Saudi ______ is an absolute monarchy in which many citizens lack a path for personal ___________. It's _________ ranked 35th among nations in happiness, which is low for such a wealthy nation. Just by way of comparison, the US is typically ranked around 12th or 13th. The difference between these two countries is not their wealth and it's not their technology. It's their institutions. Norway has invested to build a society with opportunity and economic mobility. Saudi Arabia has ______ living standards while ___________ many other human strivings. Two countries, both wealthy, not equally well off.

Solution

  1. wealth
  2. frustrating
  3. arabia
  4. numbered
  5. advancement
  6. raised
  7. typically
  8. democracy

Original Text

But they haven't used that wealth equally well to foster human prosperity, human prospering. Norway is a thriving democracy. By and large, its citizens work and play well together. It's typically numbered between first and fourth in rankings of national happiness. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy in which many citizens lack a path for personal advancement. It's typically ranked 35th among nations in happiness, which is low for such a wealthy nation. Just by way of comparison, the US is typically ranked around 12th or 13th. The difference between these two countries is not their wealth and it's not their technology. It's their institutions. Norway has invested to build a society with opportunity and economic mobility. Saudi Arabia has raised living standards while frustrating many other human strivings. Two countries, both wealthy, not equally well off.

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