Is it government's responsibility to correct this or do people just need to buck up and change their lives in a way that turns these numbers around?

纠正这些行为是政府的责任,还是只需人们行动起来,改变自己的生活方式,来挽回这些数字代表的趋势

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You are saying that's one of the things that would've been better if... And making it permanent. -Right And that's the very good sort of bang for buck, permanent tax change So you both view this actually as a missed opportunity, at best really, right? -Yeah It's the best it can be said for. Alright.

你的意思是，有些事原本可以做得更好,这个是其中之一，对吗。,关键在于任何措施都必须是长期的，-没错,恒定的税率改制，绝对划算,这么说，你们两位都认为,这充其量只是错失良机而已，对吗，-没错,也只能这么说说了，是吧。

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