Not all agree, but in a country where the National Health Service accounts for almost a fifth of public spending, it is worth considering.

尽管并不是所有人都赞同，但对于一个国民医疗服务制度占到了公共支出的近五分之一的国家，这样的建议值得思考。

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After that, Walters essentially withdrew from public life, spending a lot of time hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains outside Los Angeles and doing volunteer work for the U.S. Forest Service.

打那以后，Walters从公众视野中全身而退了，他花很多时间在洛杉矶外的San Gabriel山脉远足，也为美国林务局做志愿者工作。

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Since 2008, as Spain's most indebted city reined in spending, they have put up with dearer public transport, higher taxes and service cuts.

自从2008年马德里成为西班牙负债最高的城市以来，马德里人不得不忍受越来越昂贵的公共交通费用，税收增加和服务削减等。

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And no, this is no well-meant public service announcement decrying excessive holiday spending gone awry.

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Government spending is still 13% higher than a year ago in nominal terms, and the squeeze has fallen mainly on public investment, rather than on civil-service payroll costs or other current spending.

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But it has also heightened existing tensions in the organisation between public service and commercial operations, between high-mindedness and ratings, between spending on the present and investing in the future.

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