Mexico's politicians have resisted mending the country's tax, energy and labor laws for decades, leaving its economy behind countries such as Brazil and Chile.

几十年来，墨西哥的政客们一直拒绝修改该国的税收、能源和劳动法，使其经济落后于巴西和智利等国。

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Regular elections for a great multitude of offices have bred politicians acutely sensitive to the things that people want-including the bad things, such as slavery and segregation.

争夺各种公职的常规选举使得政客对人民的诉求极度敏感——其中包括像奴隶制和种族隔离制这种不好的诉求。

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In no other area of law would it be thought acceptable for the outcome of such important cases to be determined by a bunch of politicians.

没有其它任何一个司法领域能够接受如此重要的案件结果由一帮政客来操纵。

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For such politicians, European diversity is a problem because it undermines the most advanced (meaning expensive) social models.

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And though that may be welcome news for politicians such as Mr Ramsey, it could portend disaster for farmers.

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In one sense this is obvious: if mining and oil companies reveal the royalties they are paying poor countries then it is more difficult for the politicians in such countries to steal the money.

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