taking the latest projections into account. Last week,House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there can be no wavering on investment in and reform of health care and education.

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They might put only 10% down on a house, so you buy a house for $300,000 and you put $30,000 down; that's an investment of $30,000 but it's highly risky because you are very leveraged when you only put 10% down.

他们也许只付了总房价的10%,若你买了30万的房子,但只交了3万,这是一笔3万元投资,但却是高风险的,只支付10%时,你的杠杆率就很高了

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