NEW YORK – Suppose someone were to describe a small country that provided free education through university for all of its citizens, transportation for school children, and free health care – including heart surgery – for all. You might suspect that such a country is either phenomenally rich or on the fast track to fiscal crisis.
发自纽约——倘若有人跟你提到某小国不但向其公民提供直通大学的免费教育，学童接送服务，还有免费医疗——包括心脏手术在内。你大概会怀疑这个国家要么富得流油，要么就在急速滑向财政危机的深渊。