The money put aside for capital consumption is for replacement and thus is not counted as income.

为资本消费而储蓄的那一部分钱用于自换设备，因此不能算作收人。

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Additionally, taxation reduces prosperity in the long run, because it fosters capital consumption over time.

除此以外，税收还会降低经济的长期繁荣，因为税收将会导致资本的长期损耗。

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Lower on the list were "respond to request from the business" (12 percent), "convert capital expenditures to operating expenses" (10 percent), and "scale consumption up and down" (9 percent).

往下分别是“响应来自业务的请求”（12%）、“将资本支出转换成营业费用”（10%）和“相应增加和减少消费”（9%）。

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Capital consumption in 2009 was 13.4% of GDP, vs. only 9.7% of GDP in 1966.

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