本来は、貧困層の女性や子供に医療保護を提供するために創設された制度である、アメリカ低所得者医療扶助制度が、今日では、その予算の約３分の１を老人に費やしている。

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English Translation

Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.

Furigana

本来(ほんらい)は、貧困層(ひんこんそう)の女性(じょせい)や子供(こども)に医療(いりょう)保護(ほご)を提供(ていきょう)するために創設(そうせつ)された制度(せいど)である、アメリカ低(てい)所得者(しょとくしゃ)医療(いりょう)扶助(ふじょ)制度(せいど)が、今日(きょう)では、その予算(よさん)の約(やく)３分(ぶん)の１を老人(ろうじん)に費(つい)やしている。

Romanji

Honrai wa, hinkonsō no josei ya kodomo ni iryō hogo o teikyōsuru tameni sōsetsusareta seido de aru, Amerika tei shotokusha iryō fujo seido ga, kyō de wa, sono yosan no yaku san bunno ichi o rōjin ni tsuiyashiteiru.

Words

本来 (ほんらい)

originally; primarily; essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; proper; legal

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

貧困層 (ひんこんそう)

underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

子供 (こども)

child; children

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

医療 (いりょう)

medical care; medical treatment

保護 (ほご、ほうご)

care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

提供 (ていきょう)

offer; tender; program sponsoring; programme sponsoring; furnishing; provisioning; supply

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

創設 (そうせつ)

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

制度 (せいど)

system; institution; organization; organisation

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

所得者 (しょとくしゃ)

income earner

扶助 (ふじょ)

aid; help; assistance; support

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

予算 (よさん)

estimate; budget

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

来

Readings: ライ、タイ、く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

貧

Readings: ヒン、ビン、まず.しい

Meanings: poverty, poor

困

Readings: コン、こま.る

Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed

層

Reading: ソウ

Meanings: stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

女

Readings: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ、おんな、め

Meanings: woman, female

性

Readings: セイ、ショウ、さが

Meanings: sex, gender, nature

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ、そな.える、とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

医

Readings: イ、い.やす、い.する、くすし

Meanings: doctor, medicine

療

Reading: リョウ

Meanings: heal, cure

保

Readings: ホ、ホウ、たも.つ

Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

護

Readings: ゴ、まも.る

Meanings: safeguard, protect

提

Readings: テイ、チョウ、ダイ、さ.げる

Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand

創

Readings: ソウ、ショウ、つく.る、はじ.める、きず、けず.しける

Meanings: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

設

Readings: セツ、もう.ける

Meanings: establishment, provision, prepare

制

Reading: セイ

Meanings: system, law, rule

度

Readings: ド、ト、タク、たび、 -た.い

Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude

低

Readings: テイ、ひく.い、ひく.める、ひく.まる

Meanings: lower, short, humble

所

Readings: ショ、ところ、 -ところ、どころ、とこ

Meaning: place

得

Readings: トク、え.る、う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

者

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person

扶

Readings: フ、たす.ける

Meanings: aid, help, assist

助

Readings: ジョ、たす.ける、たす.かる、す.ける、すけ

Meanings: help, rescue, assist

今

Readings: コン、キン、いま

Meaning: now

日

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

予

Readings: ヨ、シャ、あらかじ.め

Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I

算

Readings: サン、そろ

Meanings: calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability

約

Readings: ヤク、つづ.まる、つづ.める、つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

老

Readings: ロウ、お.いる、ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

費

Readings: ヒ、つい.やす、つい.える

Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste