What is clear is that the repatriation of capital has been painful for those countries that relied heavily on international capital flows.

对于那些严重依赖国际资本流动的国家而言，资金撤离显然是令人痛苦的。

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Importantly from a historical point of view, the British Empire collapsed when the rest of the world pulled the plug on their credit and began capital repatriation.

从历史的角度来看，最最值得注意的是，一旦其他的国家拔起贷款的塞子并开始回笼资金，那么这艘不列颠巨轮便将搁浅。

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There is debate whether repatriation of capital would in fact stimulate the economy or even create jobs.

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The former president of the SEIU, Andrew Stern, has called for the repatriation of over a trillion dollars of capital by a (temporary) repatriation tax rate of 5.25% (from 35%).

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