In just the past year, we have seen the launch of UNITAID, a drug purchasing facility which draws revenue from a tax on airline tickets.

就在去年，我们看到启动了国际药品采购机制，这是一个通过征收机票税获得收入的机制。

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UNITAID, which draws funds primarily from a levy on airline tickets, began operating in 2006 as a facility for purchasing drugs and diagnostics for AIDS, TB, and malaria.

主要从机票税中筹措资金的国际药品采购机制在2006年开始运作，它是一个针对艾滋病、结核病和疟疾采购药物和诊断方法的设施。

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Here it should also be said that thanks to the Internet, ATMs, and self-checkout stands at grocery stores, most of us never deal with a live human being when purchasing airline tickets, going to the bank, or when buying ground beef, the cost of which has soared under the Bernanke dollar.

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The report reveals that budget conscious Americans are purchasing first class and business class airline tickets, choosing to fly high in lieu of splurging on luxury lodging digs.

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