It used to be that people would hide money in their house and it would frequently get stolen and it didn't earn any interest.

过去人们往往是将钱藏在家里,经常被盗不说,还没有任何利息收入

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What it amounts to is theft by the state or by the majority, if we're talking about a democracy, from people who happen to do very well and earn a lot of money.

它相当于政府施行的盗窃,若是民主政府的话，则是大多数人施行的盗窃，其对象是工作出色而赚得大钱的人。

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