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Many countries aim to improve their living standards by economic development, but some important social values are lost as a result. Do you think the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages?

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Many countries attempt to boost
people’s
 living standards, which leads to some social values being lost. I believe that the benefits of
this
 trend outweigh the drawbacks. There are, I concede, reasons for supporting that economic
development
 does harm to
the
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social values, and an obvious one is that it leads to people
are
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 busy with earning money in society. They focus on money and possessions,
no
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and no
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 longer care about and help other societies and things
around
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. They become indifferent,
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 longer
love
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 and harmony, resulting in the loss of social value. Another is some factories pursue high efficiency and high profit, giving up the choice of equipment to protect the environment from pollution. They are less and less concerned with the idea of harmony between man and nature.
Nevertheless
, I feel, the upsides are more persuasive. Economic
development
 is a necessary thing that every country pursues. With the
development
 of
economy
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, people will get more job opportunities. With the increase of
people’s
 incomes,
people’s
 living standard is improved.
Also
, the country can invest manpower, material and financial recourse to invent transportation equipment,
such
 as high-speed trains and planes, so that people can travel more conveniently. Another benefit of economic
development
 is that governments have enough funds to spend on reducing poverty.
This
 means that they give financial support,
such
 as food, money and assistance, to low-income families to raise their standard of living.
Overall
, it seems to me that the benefit of economic
development
 is good for
people’s
 living standard outweigh
than
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the drawbacks.
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