Many people are now stuck with expensive fixed-rate mortgages.
许多人现在无法摆脱高额的定息按揭。
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And while some systems might support this transaction rate, it would be an unnecessary waste of expensive resources.
即使有些系统可能支持这个事务率，但这也是对宝贵资源不必要的浪费。
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If introduced at the same flat rate throughout the country, this could be ruinously expensive for many small businesses, and stoke more inflation as employees seek to maintain their pay differentials.