As the branch of government with thepowerofthepurse, we really have no other reasonable choice when the economy is in the shape it is in.
作为拥有财政权力的政府部门,当经济处于目前的状况时,我们确实没有其他合理的选择。
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They may use thepowerofthepurse to squeeze spending at the margins; but cutting off the money completely would create a huge popular backlash.
他们可以用掌握国库的权力压缩边缘花销;但是,将拨款完全删除会制造大众的巨大震荡。
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'They argued from history,' continued the Rat. 'They said that no criminal laws had ever been known to prevail against cheek and plausibility such as yours, combined with thepowerof a long purse.