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Man, they take a lot of our paycheck.
嘿,他们从我的薪水里扣了不少钱哦。
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bYeah, the government really takes a bite, doesn’t it?
是呀,政府确实扣除不少。
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Seriously. The only tax I don’t mind them taking is social security. It’s only a few dollars every paycheck.
当然。只有社会保险这种税我不介意上交。每回只要从薪水里面扣除几元钱。
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bYeah, I don’t mind it either. We’ll both end up rich slobs and not need it, but what if we do, you know?
是呀,我也不介意。我们最终肯定不会缺钱也不会需要它,但是如果我们有这个钱的话,你知道?
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Yeah. It won’t be much, but at least we’ll have a monthly check when we get old.
是呀,虽然不多,但是最少老了以后每个月有一个固定收入。
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bYeah. My grandmother gets by on social security and the money my grandfather invested when he was alive.
是呀,我祖母就是靠社会保险金和祖父在世时的投资生活。
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Let’s just hope the politicians don’t figure out a way to spend it.
让我们巴望政治家们不会想着法子把它用掉吧。
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bReally?No, they couldn’t. None of them would have jobs if they did.
真的吗?不,不会的。如果他们这样做了,他们的工作就不保了。