Imposing austerity on poor children is not just unfair; it is also bad economics. When economists, again with their dry jargon, talk about a country’s “human capital,” what they really mean is the cognitive and physical abilities of its people.
对低收入家庭的儿童实施紧缩不仅是不公平的；而且也是糟糕的经济计算。当经济学家再一次用他们干巴巴的术语谈及一国的“人力资本”时，他们真正指的是其人民的认知及身体能力。