And when we say they're talking about world issues, we mean big subjects, like poverty and security, and specific things, like the war in Afghanistan or Iran's nuclear program.

当我们称他们正在谈论世界问题的时候，我们指的是大事件，比如贫穷和安全，以及具体的事情，比如阿富汗的战争或伊朗的核计划。

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But I think most Americans and most business leaders would agree that programs like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and unemployment insurance haven't just saved millions from poverty, they've helped secure broad-based consensus that is so critical to a functioning market economy.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Addresses Business Roundtable

The President has discussed how many of our initiatives promoting the development that lifts people from poverty, strengthening the food security that reduces hunger, combating disease, working to prevent atrocities in places like Libya and in central Africa these efforts advance American security and American interests.

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