Now, the problem is that if you invest in bonds from some state or local government, they might not pay you back; they can just go bankrupt.

现在的问题是如果你投资了,州或者地方政府发行的债券,他们可能无法支付,他们可能会破产

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They deal with, principally, state and local governments who are issuing bonds to raise money for their activities, like New Haven, for example, or any other state or local government.

他们主要与,州和当地政府打交道,这些政府机构通过发行债券筹资,例如纽黑文市,或者其他的州,或者其他的当地政府

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