奥巴马公布赤字削减计划

时间：2011-09-19 06:08:16

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 President Barack Obama is to unveil plans to cut the US deficit1 by $3trn (£1.9trn) over the next decade.


奥巴马总统将要公布在未来十年内削减3百万亿美元赤字的计划。
 
A White House official said his proposals included an overhaul2 of the tax code that would raise $1.5trn.
 
The official said the president would veto（否决，禁止） any cuts in health care for the elderly unless there were provisions for rich Americans to pay more tax.
 
Republicans in Congress have already said they will not agree to any plans to increase taxes.
 
Mr Obama's plans include nearly $250bn in cuts on Medicare spending - the health care programme for the elderly.
 
"He will veto any bill that takes one dime3 from the Medicare benefits seniors rely on without asking the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share," Reuters quoted an Obama administration official as saying.
 
The president is scheduled to announce his long-term deficit reduction plan at the White House at 10:30 (14:30 GMT) on Monday.
 
Closing loopholes
 
Over the weekend, officials have been providing journalists with a preview of what the president's plan includes.
 
On Saturday, officials said Mr Obama wanted a "Buffett Rule" that would see Americans who earn more than $1m pay the same rate of tax as those who earn less.
 
The proposal refers to the billionaire financier Warren Buffett who has complained that he and his wealthy peers pay relatively4 less tax than the people who work for them.
 
Many high-income Americans benefit from tax loopholes that see earnings5 on investment taxed at lower rates than wages.
 
The US economy has been growing only slowly while the unemployment rate remains6 stubbornly（顽固地） high, above 9%. Facing an election next year, Mr Obama has had a battle in Congress over how to reduce the ballooning deficit while the economy remains stagnant7.
 
A Congressional "supercommittee" of six Republicans and six Democrats8 has been charged with finding $1.5trn in deficit cuts by late November, when automatic cuts come into force.
 
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's cut the US AAA rating in August after the country went to the brink9 of a default over an extended battle in Congress over raising the government's debt limit.

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1 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
2 overhaul yKGxy     
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
3 dime SuQxv     
n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角
参考例句：
  • A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
  • The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。
4 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
5 earnings rrWxJ     
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
6 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
7 stagnant iGgzj     
adj.不流动的，停滞的，不景气的
参考例句：
  • Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。
  • Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。
8 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》
9 brink OWazM     
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

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