I'd bet that part of it, too, is simply the high value our culture places on being rich.

我认为还有部分原因就是当前文化对于有钱人的推崇。

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As Britain's tax on bank bonuses shows, fiscal policy in the rich world risks being driven by rising public fury at bankers and bail-outs.

正如英国对银行分红的征税所显示的，富裕国家的财政政策风险来自于公众对于银行家和应急救援高涨的愤怒。

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What we have received is so beautiful and so rich that we cannot hold it for ourselves but feel compelled to bring it to every human being on earth.

我们所获得的是如此的美丽和富有，以至于我们不能独占，而是强烈的想要将之带给地球上的每一个人。

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On a continent where being very rich still carries faint implications of impropriety, many Europeans feel uneasy with the idea of competing to demonstrate public generosity.

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