Officials declined to borrow against next year's state aid, they refused to trim extracurricular activities and they did not consider seeking a smaller—perhaps more acceptable—tax increase.
官员们拒绝借用下一年度的国家补助金，拒绝削减课外活动，也没有考虑寻求一个更低的（也许是更易接受的）税收增长。
German politicians promised their voters that the euro would never lead to fiscal union or tax increases, yet aid to Greece would put those issues on the table.
德国政客向选民保证欧元不会导致财政联盟或是税收增加，但是帮助希腊的行为把问题都摆到了桌面上。
That's why aid to the unemployed is an effective stimulus; it also suggests that tax cuts for lower-income workers will be relatively effective at raising demand.
这就是为什么给失业者帮助是一种有效刺激；这也说明削减低收入工人的税收对增加需求是有相应作用的。
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