They were concerned about the fact that rich countries are getting richer while poor countries are getting poorer.

他们所担心的一个事实是富裕的国家越来越富裕，而贫穷的国家却越来越穷。

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That is right, Progressives, what all your huffing and puffing has achieved is the rich getting richer, and the poor getting poorer.

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The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and the hapless middle class is squeezed in between.

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Yet even here, while officials in Brussels express a sign of relief that, in their opinion, the worst of Europe's economic crisis is behind them - the poor are getting poorer.

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