National finances in the U. S. and Europe were a mess - and their populations growing more and more restive.

美国和欧洲的国家财政正处于混乱——人口增长越来越停滞不前。

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The U. S. has the leash on Japan so I advice China not to mess with our dog.

在中国有句谚语“打狗也要看主人。” 美国已经拴了皮带在日本，所以我建议中国不要惹我们的狗。

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This an equity ETF, not some futures mess like the U.S. Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG).

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The resulting mess could eventually cost the U.S. and its partners much more in lives and cash to clean up than is generated from the current technology sales.

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You'd think that export-heavy aerospace, of all U.S. industries, would be immune to problems radiating from the U.S. subprime mess.

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