It promises "water for all" and pledges to build "one million houses" (dubbed by critics "one million dollar houses", since most of those it does build are unaffordable to all but the rich).

它承诺”还水于民“，并信誓旦旦地表示建”100万套房子“（批评家谑称”100万美元房子“——因为它建的大多数的房，除了富人谁也买不起）。

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But you have to add in the value of all those promises made to the retired and soon-to-be retired.

你还得把兑现退休和即将退休人员待遇的数额加上去。

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And all those grandiose promises about the merchandising!

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And you get now to the point where revenues for all municipalities are squeezed, and keeping those promises is exceedingly difficult, if not impossible.

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