Scottish politicians, who pioneered the smoking ban in Britain, are considering setting minimum prices on drinks, determined by their alcohol content.

苏格兰的政客们——制定英国禁止吸烟政策的先驱——正考虑根据酒精含量制定饮品最低价格。

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Malawi started setting minimum prices for the various grades of tobacco two years ago after it accused merchants of putting farmers out of business.

马拉维指控烟叶购买商使烟农处于破产的境地，并且于两年前开始为不同等级的烟叶制定最低价格。

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In the us, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac virtually guaranteed minimum prices for bankers and developers, creating a market which eventually became unsustainable.

在美国，房地美与房利美实际上为银行家与开发商们担保了最低价格，由此制造的市场最终无法持续。

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He, too, is reluctant to see federally mandated minimum prices for key commodities.

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It wants to reduce the minimum prices that it guarantees for cereals, beef and milk, while giving farmers extra money directly as partial compensation.

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In industry after industry when minimum prices are set on labor either capital ends up getting substituted through investment in labor-saving technology or low-skill jobs move overseas.

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