Analysts believe US unemployment, which has hit a 26-year high of 8.9%, is contributing to a deterioration on the high street as those out of work and others worried about their job security cut back.

分析家们认为，美国失业率已创下26年新高达到8.9%，因此失业者连同担心工作不保的在职人员削减开支，这促使零售业业绩恶化。

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If they were going to vote for a balanced budget amendment, they should say how they proposed to balance the budget and whether they would cut Social Security.

如果他们投票支持平衡预算修正案，他们必须说明该如何来平衡预算，是否会缩减社会保障。

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This, he claimed, would cut costs while improving performance and security.

他声称这样能在减少开支的同时提高性能和安全性。

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When the security forces cut the lights in one street, some enterprising residents managed somehow to bring them back on again.

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And, they quickly agreed to the Social Security tax cut as part of the two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts.

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Critics say the plan guts Medicare and Medicaid and puts younger workers at risk of having their Social Security benefits cut.

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