The benefit to society of competition is that it makes a major contribution to the fundamental economic issue, which is the scarcity of productive resources.

费尔斯接着说，竞争对社会的益处在于它对解决最根本的经济问题作出了重要的贡献，也就是生产资源的缺乏问题。

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It is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and economic questions about the way we... a variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue.

这是个重要的问题，因为它关系到我们……基本的道德和经济问题。

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So while Republicans are working to make this election entirely about the economy and the role of government, they seem to be completely ignoring an issue of both fundamental economic and social importance.

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The answer is yes, of course, but the more fundamental issue is that the IRS should not be taxing economic activity that occurs outside U.S. borders.

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