The problem is not that people are taxed too little, but that the government spends too much.
------Ronald Reagan
| alleviate/relieve/ease/abate | v. 缓解，减轻 |
| address/resolve/tackle/combat/grapple with | vt.着力解决 |
| stringent | adj.严格的，严厉的 |
| stringent laws/legislation | 严格的法律 |
| mandatory/compulsory | adj.法律强制的 |
| arms race | n. 军备竞赛 |
| destabilizing factors | n.不稳定因素 |
| destabilize | vt. 破坏稳定 |
| a stopgap/makeshift/interim measure | n.临时的/过渡的措施 |
