In short, the nation's central measure of economic well-being works like a calculating machine that adds but cannot subtract.

简而言之，衡量国家经济福祉的核心指标就像一台计算器，只能增加，不能减少。

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Even if precisely measured, income data exclude important determinants of economic well-being, such as the hours of work needed to earn that income.

即使计算结果是精确的，收入数据也将一些经济幸福感的重要决定因素排除在外，如赚取该收入所需的工作时间。

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In poor societies, people have children to improve their economic well-being by increasing the number of family workers and providing support for parents in their old age.

在贫穷的社会里，人们要孩子是为了通过增加家庭工作人员的数量和在他们年老的时候为父母提供支持，改善他们的经济状况。

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President Obama said educational success and economic well-being are linked, especially in a world economy driven by information and technology.

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