Countries with unstable balance sheets adjust brutally and quickly; those with more stable balance sheets can slow their adjustment, and so reduce its social cost.

资产负债表不稳定的国家调整起来会粗暴而快速；资产负债表较为稳定的国家能够放慢调整速度，从而降低社会成本。

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Strengthening the legalization of corporate social responsibility will help to properly raise the cost of abiding by the law and reduce uneconomic activities.

加强企业社会责任法律化活动可以有助于公司适当提升守法成本，减少不经济活动的发生。

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Plasma ignition technology better economic and social benefits that can effectively reduce the thermal power plant's production cost.

等离子点火技术有较好的经济及社会效益，能有效降低火电厂生产成本。

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Complicating the budget situation is the president's decision against a commission to study a downward revision in the Consumer Price Index, which would reduce cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients and trim other federal benefits.

CNN: Looking For Budget Progress

We could perhaps modify cost of living increases or further reduce the initial Social Security benefit for people who retire before 66 years of age.

FORBES: Economically Responsible Budget Parameters

The proposal to reduce cost-of-living adjustments also has some merit, but it would especially hurt the oldest Social Security recipients.

FORBES: We Don't Need Another Short-Term Patch for our Fiscal Woes