从这个意义上讲，与其只是保护老年人，不如去赋予他们权力，因为大多数发达经济体根本无法为这么一个超大型利益集团带来巨大的新利益。
In this sense, it is better to empower the elderly than simply to protect them. Most advanced economies simply cannot afford massive new benefits for an oversized interest group.