IMHO there is no way USA can get out of its present predicament except to raise new taxes or cutting expenditure including DEFENSE.

恕我直言，如果美国不开征新税或者削减防务支出，那美国将无法走出当前的困境。

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Organized workers in positions of privilege, including many in the public sector, fight the hardest and squeal the most in defense of their benefits.

有组织的处于特权地位的工人，包括许多公共部门的工人，为捍卫自己的利益而进行最激烈的斗争。

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Currently, the company supports several Defense Department programs, including as a prime contractor in the production of an air-launched small expendable unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

目前，该公司支持多个国防部的计划，包括作为生产空中发射的小型无人机系统的主要承包商。

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