[口语]不堪重负的“IPOD一代”
<p><span word="TheIPOD">TheIPOD</span> <span word="generationstands">generationstands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Insecure">Insecure</span>, <span word="Pressured">Pressured</span>, <span word="Over">Over</span>-<span word="taxed">taxed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Debt">Debt</span>-<span word="ridden">ridden</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="IPOD">IPOD</span>一代指的是<span word="Insecure">Insecure</span>（不稳定）、<span word="Pressured">Pressured</span>（有压力）、<span word="Over">Over</span>-<span word="taxed">taxed</span>（过度缴税）以及<span word="Debt">Debt</span>-<span word="ridden">ridden</span>（负债累累）的一代人。</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diminishing">diminishing</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> 35 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ignoring">ignoring</span>. <span word="Affordability">Affordability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="pricing">pricing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> 35 <span word="now">now</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="burdens">burdens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>.</p><p>由于高等教育的低回报、高额税收以及福利体系的统计方式调整，35岁以下的人们正面临着很多长期性的问题，而这些问题却被政府所忽视。过去几年间，很多国家的住房价格都超出了人们的承受水平，使得很多年轻人退出了买房市场。所有这些都意味着35岁以下的人们现在负担着未来的赋税重担，同时又在一个低于他们潜在能力的水平上生活。</p>
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