Most people might agree that living beyond our means in the aggregate, via unfunded social services and insurance, or disproportionate use of resources, imposes a burden on our offspring. But we might still fail to reach agreement on who should pay for funding these programs, or for reducing our consumption of resources.
大部分人会同意，通过入不敷出的社会保障和保险和对资源的滥用实现在总量上超过应有水平的生活水平会给子孙后代造成负担。但我们没有就谁应该为这些项目掏钱，或谁应该为削减我们的资源消费负责达成一致。将分配问题留给本人不在场、又没有足够的代表者的群体解决要容易得多。