Western consumers, facing higher taxes and lower benefits, will no longer have the freedom to spend; indeed, they will want to save more as they face long retirements.

在更高的税率和更低的收入面前，西方消费者再也不能自由自在的消费。实际上，为了漫长的退休生活，他们必须储蓄更多的钱。

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And many farmers growing GE crops have seen economic benefits like higher yields,lower costs, and more flexibility than their conventional-farming counterparts.

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The Labor Department says first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpected drop last week, to the lowest number since 2009 began, and 20 percent lower than at its peak earlier in the year.

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The jobs that are coming back are typically lower pay, sometimes lower benefits, than the jobs that were lost.

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But worse for Irish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese households is that they have already been hit by higher taxes and lower benefits.

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This comes at the expense of other workers, who are forced to accept lower benefits than their contributions would otherwise justify.

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