In fact, the stability and growth pact does provide an option for financial penalties to be imposed on rule-breakers, but they have never been used.

事实上，稳定与增长公约确实提供了对违规者的财政处罚办法，但从未被使用过。

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That further reinforces the idea that these new companies are an option on future growth.

这进一步强化了这种意识，即这些新公司是未来增长的期权。

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The only other solution is to drive down wage costs relative to those in competing countries. This option is also costly: Germans have paid the price in terms of high unemployment and stunted growth.

唯一另外一个办法是相对于其它竞争国调低工资成本，可也代价不菲：德国的代价是高失业率和增长停滞。

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But the Moderate Growth fund's goal is to distribute 5% per annum, while the Growth option distributes 3%.

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The idea, Wiener says, is that the Growth option will have the lowest payout but will provide the greatest opportunity for capital appreciation, while the Moderate Growth option will temper growth and produce a higher payout.

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At a time when neither economists nor voters agree whether the fiscal crisis should be tackled with quick public- spending cuts or continued largesse to bolster growth, the best option for a political party may be to choose one view and stick to it.

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