Those same issues of conflicts of interest are acute in the United States today. Especially because the decision makers in the United States are frequently able to insulate themselves from consequences by living in gated compounds, by drinking bottled water and so on. And within the last couple of years, it's been obvious that the elite in the business world correctly perceive that they can advance their short-term interest by doing things that are
这两种利益的冲突在今天的美国 同样非常剧烈。特别是考虑到 如今美国的政策制定者们通常 可以置身事外。不管外面世界因为他们制定的政策发生了什么， 他们都能安稳生活在有栅栏的院子里，喝着纯净水， 悠哉游哉，高枕无忧。在最近的10多年里， 很明显的事实是：那些商业世界的精英们， 察觉到了他们可以通过一些事情来短期获利， 尽管这些事情虽然可以给他们带来利益，