L5-U3-P3 Living conditions 2生活条件

As we have seen, much of the wealth of the US is concentrated in just a few people.如我们所见美国的大部分财富集中在仅很少一部分人中

10% of its population had an estimated 75% of the wealth in 2015.在2015年10%的人口估计有75%的财富

In this chart we see some comparisons with other countries.在这张图里我们看到一些与其它国家的比较

In contrast to the US, 10% of Japan's population had less than half of the total wealth.与美国相比，日本的10%人口拥有的财富不足总财富的一半

In China, in 2014, the estimated share of the top 10% was 64%, but this number is rising.在中国，2014年最富有的10%人口估计占有比例64%，但这个数据正在上升

Russia had the highest concentration of wealth, at over 80%!俄罗斯有最好的财富集中，超过80%

India, which has one of the largest economies, has the largest share of the world's poorest people.印度，最大经济体之一，有着世界最贫穷人口的最大份额

The share of wealth of its richest 10% is 370 times that of its poorest 10%.它的最富有的10%的财富份额是它的最贫穷的10%的370倍

A major challenge for a government is to improve the living conditions of its citizens.对一个政府主要的挑战是改善它的公民的生活条件

As we have seen, growing an economy isn't enough.如我们所见，经济增长是不够的

Population growth and distribution of wealth are also important factors.人口增长和财富的分布也是重要的因素

Improving education and developing job skills can help people move up in an economy.改善教育和发展工作技能可以帮助人们在经济中获得提升

With better education and training, the poor can increase their ability to get better jobs and raise their income.随着更好的教育和训练，穷人能增加他们得到更好工作的能力和增加他们的收入

However, taxes are needed to pay for social services, including health and education.然而，税收是需要支付的社会服务

Some countries tax the rich at a higher rate than the poor.一些国家向富人收税比穷人高

However, if taxes are too high, it can discourage investment and risk taking.然而如果税收太高，它会阻碍投资和冒险

This is because investors won't take risks unless the rewards are high.这是因为投资者不想冒险除非回报很高

So, as you can see, these are complex issues.因此，如你所见，这是复杂的问题