The commission could probably do its work without touching any big entitlement programmes, such as Social Security or Medicare.

委员会可以在不接触任何重大授权项目的前提下进行工作，例如：社会安全和医疗。

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They lack formal work arrangements and social security, and often earn too little to provide for their families, let alone climb the ladder of economic opportunity.

他们缺乏正式的工作安排和社会保障，常常收入太少，无法养活家庭，更不用说有升迁的机会。

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Increasing numbers are filing for Social Security disability, available to people who can show they have a medical condition that is likely to keep them out of work for at least a year.

越来越多的人开始申请社会保障为无工作能力的人提供的救济。 只要能提供证据证明自己有身体疾病，可能在至少一年内无法工作，就可以申请这项救济。

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Despite the fact that many have been living in Lebanon for generations, they are still refugees, and as such are forced to live in squalid camps, are denied access to the state's social security, health-care or education systems, and can only work in menial jobs.

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In fact, you may get not a penny more back in exchange for all the taxes you paid to Social Security, grueling work week after grueling work week, year after year.

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