The SEC was very controversial at first because it was seen as interfering with business and the U.S. Has been built on principles of individual freedom; this seemed like unnecessary government intrusion.

起初,证券交易委员会引起了许多争议,因为人们认为它会干扰商业运作,个人自由是美国的立国之本,政府的干预似乎并非必要

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In 2006--I mentioned this before -in 2006, the SEC proposed raising the definition to make it harder to be an accredited investor, but they haven't done that yet; so, it remains at one million dollars to do it.

我之前讲过,2006年美国证券交易委员会曾提议,抬高可信投资者的门槛,但他们仍未付诸实施,所以现在的门槛仍为一百万美元

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The definition is in Regulation D, which defines an accredited investor.

这是条例D里,条例D,美国证券交易委员会制定的一部法规 对可信投资者作出的定义

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