奥巴马演讲 强调国会尽快对《中产阶级减税延期法案》进行表
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This week, the Senate passed a plan that I proposed a few weeks ago to protect middle class Americans and virtually every small business owner from getting hit with a big tax hike next year—a tax hike of $2,200 for the typical family.
 
Now it comes down to this: If 218 Members of the House vote the right way, 98% of American families and 97% of small business owners will have the certainty of knowing that that their income taxes will not go up next year. That certainty means something to a middle class family who's already stretched the budget as far as it can go. 
 
It means something to a small business owner who's trying to plan ahead. That's security at a time when folks could use some. And here's the thing: everyone in Washington says they agree on this. 
 
Everyone says they agree that we should extend the tax cuts for the middle class. When Democrats1 and Republicans agree on something, it should be pretty easy to get it done. But right now, that's not the case. Instead of doing what's right for middle class families and small business owners, Republicans in Congress are holding these tax cuts hostage until we extend tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
 
You see, Republicans in Congress and their nominee2 for President believe that the best way to create prosperity in America is to let it trickle3 down(向下滴流) from the top. They believe that if our country spends trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthy, we'll somehow create jobs even if we have to pay for it by gutting4 things like education and training and by raising middle-class taxes.
 
They're wrong. And I know they're wrong because we already tried it that way for most of the last decade. It didn't work. We're still paying for trillions of dollars in tax cuts that benefited the wealthiest Americans more than anyone else; tax cuts that didn't lead to the middle class jobs or higher wages we were promised and that helped take us from record surpluses to record deficits5. We can't afford more top-down economics. 
 
What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class; that will help create jobs, make education and training more affordable, and encourage businesses to start up and stay right here in the United States. That's why I've cut middle-class taxes every year that I've been President—by $3,600 for the typical family. That's why I've cut taxes for small businesses eighteen times. And that's why I'm calling on 218 Members of the House to do their job and not raise taxes on the middle class.As soon as they pass that bill, I'll sign it right away. And in the meantime, I'm going to keep fighting for an economy where we're not just putting folks back to work, but making sure that work pays off—an economy where every American, no matter who you are, what you look like, or where you come from, can have the confidence that if you work hard, you can get ahead.
 
Thanks, and have a great weekend.


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1 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
参考例句:
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
3 trickle zm2w8     
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散
参考例句:
  • The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。
  • The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
4 gutting 24a795fade2c480f44ce077693902df5     
n.去内脏v.毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的现在分词 );取出…的内脏
参考例句:
5 deficits 08e04c986818dbc337627eabec5b794e     
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 );赤字;亏空;亏损
参考例句:
  • The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
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