At the same time, they have to pay much higher interest rates, driving up their debt while their capacity to service that debt stagnates.

同时，它们不得不支付更加高昂的利率，这在它们的债务支付能力停滞的同时却加重了它们的债务负担。

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Raising the debt ceiling simply gives our country the ability to pay the bills Congress has already racked up.

简单的提高债务上限将让我们国家有能力支付让国会头疼的各种账单。

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It's true that we're building up debt, on which we'll eventually have to pay interest.

没错，我们的债务在越积越多，最终我们不得不偿还债务利息。

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This tapering off of expansion should free up cash to pay down debt, enlarge the dividend and fund a new share buyback plan.

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These tax benefits can be outweighed by the risks of having too much in company stock or the benefits of using the proceeds to pay down debt or build up an emergency fund.

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Because they distribute most of their income and capital gains in the form of dividends during the good times, they are unable to pay down debt or build up cash reserves prior to the inevitable downturns.

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