政府的主要职责之一就是收入的重新分配，这样富裕的人能帮助贫穷的人摆脱贫困。

One of government's primary duties is the redistribution of income, so that the better off can help the worse off out of poverty.

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但至少在我长大的周围地区，以及在今天贫穷的黑人社区，有一种我称之为精神贫困的东西，是精神上的贫穷。

But at least in the neighborhoods where I grew up, and in poor black neighborhoods today, there is kind of what I call spiritual poverty, that is poverty of the spirit.

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在富裕国家，津贴总是提供给那些本已富有的农夫，这搅乱了全球市场，让贫穷国家的贫困农夫无法出口更多产品。

Subsidies in rich countries, which invariably go to the better-off farmers, disrupt global markets and cut back the exporting prospects of poor farmers in poor countries.

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