But it is now so profitable that the ratio of pay to revenue has actually fallen, to 43.7%, well below the 50% seen as a ceiling in the industry.

但员工收入占公司全年收入的比例却在下降，只有43.7%，远低于该行业50%的上限，当然这得“归功于”公司收入这一巨大的基数。

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Raising the debt ceiling simply gives our country the ability to pay the bills Congress has already racked up.

简单的提高债务上限将让我们国家有能力支付让国会头疼的各种账单。

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First of all, a six-month extension of the debt ceiling might not be enough to avoid a credit downgrade and the higher interest rates that all Americans would have to pay as a result.

首先，延长债务上限6个月可能不足以避免信用降级和所有的美国人因此将不得不支付的较高利率。

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But according to Congresso em Foco, a watchdog and magazine, a third of ministers and nearly 4, 000 other federal employees breach the pay ceiling.

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The politicians in Washington currently wrangling over the debt ceiling should pay heed to this (financially) grisly message from Merry Old England.

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Without a ceiling, pay plans typically allow senior officers to receive up to twice as many shares, even when there is a negative shareholder return.

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