For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them.

  • -- Barney Frank 巴尼·弗兰克

对于那些在历史上从最广泛的意义上支持福利计划的人来说,通过立法使穷人成为努力帮助他们的对象是完全合理的。

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On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.

一方面,我们必须问,是否有一些领域的全民福利已经无法承受?但另一方面,让我们看看依赖的问题,我们通过人们所享有的福利使他们陷入贫困。

But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now.

但我们还会说些别的。在这个国家,有能力工作的人,有能力工作的人,以及选择不工作的人,你们不能像现在这样继续要求福利。