"就连美国这个在整个西方国家中被认为是最“残酷”的国家,政府也会每年把财政收入的7%用于让中等收入和低收入的人有优惠价的住房。也就是说,如果一个政府愿意做,它一定能够从一定程度上解决本国人民,特别是低收入人群的最基本的住房需求。"
7% is not important at all, you may replace it with another number.
"也就是说" is the key here.
The whole sentence can be modified as the following and still works:
One of my friends has five kids and only makes ??? a year, but he can still have a decent life.  也就是说,如果一个政府愿意做,它一定能够从一定程度上解决本国人民,特别是低收入人群的最基本的住房需求。
Next, you can choose the citizenship of this friend and make your point.
If you read carefully, you'll see it still works even if it's 0.
 本帖于 2008-06-19 07:33:51 时间, 由普通用户 BayFamily 编辑
                                                
            
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                    哦,我懂了,只要论点是自己想要的,论据可以乱编的
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