"It depends on what you are talking about. If you are talking about some money that bleeds around the edges to get a road paved, but you get the road paved, you get it paved on time, you get it paved to the quality it is supposed to be, frankly it is a nuisance,"

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The adverse selection problem, when it comes to borrowers--people who are trying to borrow money -is that if you become a lender -let's say, if you -not talking about becoming a lender.

逆向选择的问题,对于借款方,即希望借到钱的人而言,假如你是贷款方,比方说,如果你...,还是换个说法吧

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Now, ask yourself this, especially if you're talking about Greeks, are they going to keep shelling out money for an oracle that gives them answers that turn out to be wrong? No.

现在想想这个,尤其说到古希腊人,为了得到神谕,他们会不停地破费,而这些神谕最后还是错的吗,当然不会

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What it amounts to is theft by the state or by the majority, if we're talking about a democracy, from people who happen to do very well and earn a lot of money.

它相当于政府施行的盗窃,若是民主政府的话，则是大多数人施行的盗窃，其对象是工作出色而赚得大钱的人。

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