You can inject market mechanisms into the welfare state to sharpen its performance.

事实就是事实，因为它就摆那里。

The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however.

然而，些福利慷慨或设计不当的国家，情况恰恰相反。

But no matter who wins, this election could mean cuts to the British welfare state.

不过无论谁这次大选中胜出，都将缩减英国的福利制度。

The welfare state, income tax, nationalisation, all grew out of conflict and crisis.

福利国家、所得税、国有化，都是冲突危机中产生的。

France has no choice but to rethink its generous welfare state and well-staffed public sector.

它除了对优厚的福利的公共部门加以慎思外别无选。

And the reality here is, I think, is that we're living in an inverse welfare state.

我认为，现实是，我们生个反向福利国家。

His position is not original, although he has made the argument about immigration undermining the welfare state his own.

他的思想不过是把以前的争论翻新了遍，尽管确实是他提出了移民有损福利国家的理论。

European welfare states often rely on tax systems that are flatter than America's, using welfare spending to smooth out inequities.

欧洲福利国家常依靠比美国更低的税收制度，使用福利支出来弥合社会不公。

For libertarians, welfare states create dependency and stifle initiative.

对于自由主义者来说，福利国家会产生依赖性并扼杀主动性。

US marriage is a social welfare state of two.

美国婚姻是两个社会福利国家。

In general, this newspaper's instincts lie with small government and against ever higher taxation to pay for an unsustainable welfare state.

总之，本刊认为这取决于小政府，反对以持续增高的税收维持个福利国家难以相继的状态。

The N.H.S., the welfare state, teachers and judges, the courts.

NHS、福利国家、教师法官、法院。

I'd rather a different social welfare state personally.

我个人更喜欢不同的社会福利国家。

But a large and expensive social welfare state doesn’t necessarily mean the best.

但庞大而昂贵的社会福利国家并不定意味着最好的。

But this necessary expansion of the welfare state is being paid for in the wrong way.

但是这种必要的福利国家扩张是以错误的方式付出代价的。

But unlike spouses, you don't become a social welfare state of two, which can be a good thing.

但与配偶不同的是，你们不会成为两人的社会福利国家，这可能是件好事。

After World War II, Europe strived for welfare states which gave the United Kingdom the NHS (National Health Service).

第二次世界大战后， 欧洲争取福利国家， 为英国提供了 NHS（国民健康服务）。

They point to such issues as rising debt burdens, costly welfare states, depressed productivity growth, demographic decline and mass immigration.

他们指出了债务负担增加、福利国家成本高昂、生产率增长低迷、人口减少大规模移民等问题。

In order to qualify for the services of the welfare state, you need a personal identification number. And this is getting increasingly difficult to obtain.

为了有资格享受福利国家的服务，你需要个个人识别码，这个码越来越难获得。

Swedes generally, if you look at the research, are really supportive of the idea of paying higher taxes in order to have a well-funded welfare state.

查看研究可以发现，通常瑞典人非常支持的观点是，通过缴纳更高的税款来成为资金充足的福利国家。