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美国摆脱“财政悬崖”的关键 Schumer: Tax reform should cut deficit, not tax rates 字号:小大2012-10-11 08:25来源：天和网我要评论(0) 核心提示：美国总统大选如火如荼，两党一直围绕着税率问题展开辩论，但舒默认为削减赤字才是问题关键。 An issue that has taken center stage in the presidential campaign — how to rewrite the U.S. tax code — is rapidly moving back onto the front burner in Washington as policymakers brace for another epic battle over the budget days after the Nov. 6 election. 天和网天和财政频道消息：在美国11月6日的大选开始之后，政策制定者开始围绕着预算展开一场轰轰烈烈的辩论战，而对于如何重写美国税法，这个曾经处在美国竞选舞台中心位置的问题则褪去焦点的光环，从华盛顿的中心舞台上撤了下来。 On Tuesday, Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.), the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, rejected the goal of cutting the top tax rate, an objective embraced by both parties and considered a key piece of any deal to avert major tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect in January. 周二，来自纽约的民主党参议员查尔斯?e?舒默(Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.)是参议院3号人物，他拒绝降低最高税率的目标，而这一目标却受到两党的拥护，同时这一目标也被认为是避免将在1月份生效的大规模增税和削减支出计划的关键点。 Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators gathered at Mount Vernon outside Washington for a three-day retreat aimed at producing an alternative debt-reduction strategy to replace the “fiscal cliff,” including a tax overhaul that reduces rates but raises more money. 与此同时，两党参议员聚集在华盛顿外的芒特弗农地区进行了为期三天的会议，旨在想出另外一种削减债务的策略来摆脱“财政悬崖”，其中包括降低利率的税务改革，但会筹集更多的资金。 At stake is not only the size of the tax burden on ordinary Americans but also the size of the economic mess that the next administration will inherit. Unless Congress can reach an agreement, tax bills will automatically increase for nearly 90 percent of Americans next year, slowing government borrowing but potentially inviting a new recession. 处在紧要关头的不单单是普通美国人税收负担的多少，也是下届政府将承受的经济混乱规模的大小。除非国会能够达成协议，否则明年的税收议案将自动增加将近90%美国人的税务负担，这虽然能够减缓政府借贷，但可能引起美国新一轮的经济衰退。 Republican nominee Mitt Romney wants to push the cliff off for another year to give lawmakers time to make far-reaching changes to social programs and the tax code, including reducing the rate paid by top earners from 35 percent to 28 percent. President