But he said Democrats in Congress chose "irresponsible" spending over tax cuts, as Republicans proposed for the economic recovery plan.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

So basically, the whole society was spending all of the time raising enough food just to support life and there was only 5% left over and that ended up being used in ways like this.

基本上,整个社会全部时间都被用于积累足量食物,这仅是为了维持生计,只剩下5%的时间,被用来建造金字塔,为法老服务

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Thank you so much for coming over and spending time with me.

太感谢你过来陪我了。

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Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending Germany's decision to cut spending by one hundred billion dollars over four years.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

It estimated that about 65% of the proposed spending would be injected into the economy over 19 months.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

The United States Department of Agriculture will increase spending on farm emissions research by ninety million dollars over the next four years.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

But health spending has rocketed over the past generation to about seventeen percent of the economy.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

His proposals could cost around in government spending and tax cuts over two years.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

The policy to promote domestic spending over exports is a stark contrast to previous administrations, led by the Liberal Democratic Party.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

But now that revenue is not enough for the government, which has boosted domestic spending by subsidizing food and taking over private enterprises."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Republicans have taken aim at that, as they continue to attack Mr.Obama on several fronts and challenge the White House over deficit spending and rising debt.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

So the government is slashing public spending by $18 billion over two years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"We have got to find new models of economic growth, particularly at a time when consumers are just not going to be spending as much as they were, and that had been driving a lot of economic growth over the last several months,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.14