But the thoughtlessness of the debt deal-notably its failure to tackle any of the real sources of America's fiscal problems, such as entitlement spending-raises a bigger worry.

但是，草率的负债协议没有解决美国财政的任何实际问题，如应得权益花费等，这引起了更多的忧虑。

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Because happiness is now considered more an entitlement than a pursuit among citizens of prosperous countries, unhappiness has become a sign of failure, of weakness, and a prime source of dread.

对生活于富裕国家的人们来说，与其说快乐是一种追求，倒不如说它俨然是种“头衔”，正因为这样，不快乐便被认为是失败，无能的象征，是我们担惊受怕的主要原因。

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But failure to reform the entitlement culture, reaffirm long-run objectives, and re-establish a common purpose will mean a dimming of opportunities for American children today and for future generations.

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The Dems. would emerge from the process able to say that they fought hard and succeeded in protecting Medicare and Medicaid- the entitlement programs that can have a huge impact on electoral success or failure.

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