During World War II, it was home to an internment camp for aliens, as well as American citizens the government considered a threat to the nation's security.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

During the war the government needs resources; it's in trouble; it raises taxes to try to pay for the war but then it finds it unable to collect taxes well.

在战争期间，政府需要资源；,它处于困境之中；,它通过提高税收来为战争支付开销,但是它又会发现自己不能够很好的得到税收资金。

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and be like "Oh, well, I was in a war zone, and I fought for you."

就像“噢，我去了战区，我为你战斗。”

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But in terms of this congressional election year, public opinion polls show that the war in Afghanistan still ranks well below the economy and jobs as a top issue for U.S.voters.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30