And third, as well as shouldering more of the burden for their own retirement, private-sector workers pay for public-sector pensions via their taxes.

第三，私人部门的工人不但肩负自己退休后的负担，而且通过他们纳税为公共部门的员工埋单。

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In 1999 the dotcom bubble was still inflating, and the plans' actuaries predicted that their retirement funds would gain enough value to pay the increased pensions.

在1999年，互联网泡沫(一种股市泡沫)仍在膨胀，该养老金计划的精算师预计，退休基金将获利甚丰，足以支付增加的养老金。

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While pensions in the U.S. pay about 40% of pre-retirement earnings and those in Japan less than 40%, pensions in the Netherlands and Spain pay about 80% and, in Greece, 96%.

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He pushed through upper-income tax cuts, deregulated incorporation laws, cut public sector pensions, raised the retirement age and killed taxes on overtime pay to incentivize longer hours, undermining the 35-hour workweek.

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There is speculation of a freeze in pensions and public sector pay, a clamp-down on early retirement and a cut in spending on infrastructure.

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