We are accused frequently of doing nothing about the ageing population and the consequent hole in pension funds. But you have to understand that, at the moment at any rate, there are no popular solutions to this problem. Either we raise the retirement age or we increase taxes on working people. Neither of these is a vote winner. I think a lot of us in government are hoping that if we just hold on a bit, then sooner or later another solution will present itself. I don't believe in the capital markets. For a start they are unpredictable and for another thing, not everyone has the possibility to take such risks with their money. I have always been of the view that you pay taxes through your working life in order to enjoy certain benefits from the state and certain protection against difficult times. For example, in case of unemployment or sickness or for your retirement, for that matter. So when I retire, I will live on what the government is due to give me. If I can't afford cruises in the Caribbean, then that's too bad. | |
我们经常会指控政府对于老龄人和退休金漏洞问题什么都不做。但你要明白,无论如何此时此刻,是没有一个好的方案来解决问题。 无论是提高退休年龄还是增加劳动人民的税收,都不能得到人们的支持。在我看来,许多的政府官员希望只要维持现状,另一个解决方案迟早会自然而然地出现。我不相信金融市场,一来是因为其不可预测性,另外是因为并不是所有人都能用他们的钱承担这样的风险。我们一直都抱有这样的想法,我们工作生涯缴纳税收是为了享国家的某些福利和在困难时期如失业,生病或者是退休时获得某些救济。所以我退休后,我会依靠政府的资助过活,这是政府的责任。如果我不够钱去加勒比海,那真遗憾。 |
We are accused frequently of doing nothing about the ageing population and the consequent hole in pension funds. But you have to understand that, at the moment at any rate, there are no popular solutions to this problem. Either we raise the retirement age or we increase taxes on working people. Neither of these is a vote winner. I think a lot of us in government are hoping that if we just hold on a bit, then sooner or later another solution will present itself. I don' t believe in the capital markets. For a start they are unpredictable and for another thing, not everyone has the possibility to take such risks with their money. I have always been of the view that you pay taxes through your working life in order to enjoy certain benefits from the state and certain protection against difficult times. For example, in case of unemployment or sickness or for your retirement, for that matter. So when I retire, I will live on what the government is due to give me. If I can' t afford cruises in the Caribbean, then that' s too bad. | |
wo men jing chang hui zhi kong zheng fu dui yu lao ling ren he tui xiu jin lou dong wen ti shen me dou bu zuo. dan ni yao ming bai, wu lun ru he ci shi ci ke, shi mei you yi ge hao de fang an lai jie jue wen ti. wu lun shi ti gao tui xiu nian ling hai shi zeng jia lao dong ren min de shui shou, dou bu neng de dao ren men de zhi chi. zai wo kan lai, xu duo de zheng fu guan yuan xi wang zhi yao wei chi xian zhuang, ling yi ge jie jue fang an chi zao hui zi ran er ran di chu xian. wo bu xiang xin jin rong shi chang, yi lai shi yin wei qi bu ke yu ce xing, ling wai shi yin wei bing bu shi suo you ren dou neng yong ta men de qian cheng dan zhe yang de feng xian. wo men yi zhi dou bao you zhe yang de xiang fa, wo men gong zuo sheng ya jiao na shui shou shi wei le xiang guo jia de mou xie fu li he zai kun nan shi qi ru shi ye, sheng bing huo zhe shi tui xiu shi huo de mou xie jiu ji. suo yi wo tui xiu hou, wo hui yi kao zheng fu de zi zhu guo huo, zhe shi zheng fu de ze ren. ru guo wo bu gou qian qu jia le bi hai, na zhen yi han. |
We are accused frequently of doing nothing about the ageing population and the consequent hole in pension funds. But you have to understand that, at the moment at any rate, there are no popular solutions to this problem. Either we raise the retirement age or we increase taxes on working people. Neither of these is a vote winner. I think a lot of us in government are hoping that if we just hold on a bit, then sooner or later another solution will present itself. I don' t believe in the capital markets. For a start they are unpredictable and for another thing, not everyone has the possibility to take such risks with their money. I have always been of the view that you pay taxes through your working life in order to enjoy certain benefits from the state and certain protection against difficult times. For example, in case of unemployment or sickness or for your retirement, for that matter. So when I retire, I will live on what the government is due to give me. If I can' t afford cruises in the Caribbean, then that' s too bad. | |
wǒ men jīng cháng huì zhǐ kòng zhèng fǔ duì yú lǎo líng rén hé tuì xiū jīn lòu dòng wèn tí shén me dōu bù zuò. dàn nǐ yào míng bái, wú lùn rú hé cǐ shí cǐ kè, shì méi yǒu yí gè hǎo de fāng àn lái jiě jué wèn tí. wú lùn shì tí gāo tuì xiū nián líng hái shì zēng jiā láo dòng rén mín de shuì shōu, dōu bù néng dé dào rén men de zhī chí. zài wǒ kàn lái, xǔ duō de zhèng fǔ guān yuán xī wàng zhǐ yào wéi chí xiàn zhuàng, lìng yí gè jiě jué fāng àn chí zǎo huì zì rán ér rán dì chū xiàn. wǒ bù xiāng xìn jīn róng shì chǎng, yī lái shì yīn wèi qí bù kě yù cè xìng, lìng wài shì yīn wèi bìng bú shì suǒ yǒu rén dōu néng yòng tā men de qián chéng dān zhè yàng de fēng xiǎn. wǒ men yī zhí dōu bào yǒu zhè yàng de xiǎng fǎ, wǒ men gōng zuò shēng yá jiǎo nà shuì shōu shì wèi le xiǎng guó jiā de mǒu xiē fú lì hé zài kùn nán shí qī rú shī yè, shēng bìng huò zhě shì tuì xiū shí huò dé mǒu xiē jiù jì. suǒ yǐ wǒ tuì xiū hòu, wǒ huì yī kào zhèng fǔ de zī zhù guò huó, zhè shì zhèng fǔ de zé rèn. rú guǒ wǒ bù gòu qián qù jiā lè bǐ hǎi, nà zhēn yí hàn. |