跟读练习: Obama Agrees to Extend Tax Cuts for 2 Years - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
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I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
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President Obama announced an agreement with Congressional Republicans in December.
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It would extend for two years the tax cuts put in place by former President George W.
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Bush.
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The tax cuts were to end in January.
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The compromise extends current income tax rates for all Americans for two years.
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That includes rates for the richest Americans.
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The agreement also cuts workers' Social Security taxes by two percentage points.
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Social Security is retirement insurance paid by almost all American workers and employers.
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The so-called payroll tax holiday would save a family earning $50,000 about $1,000 a year.
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For the president, the most important part of the compromise was the extension of aid payments to unemployed Americans for 13 months.
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In November, the jobless rate increased by two-tenths of a percent to 9.8 percent.
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Economists say payments to unemployed people directly help the economy because they spend the money immediately.
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This has led some experts to call the agreement a stimulus measure meant to improve the economy.
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President Obama said he accepted the compromise because he wanted to help unemployed Americans.
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But the president faced strong opposition from his own party.
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Some Democrats objected to keeping tax cuts for the rich at a time when the government is struggling with deep budget deficits.
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The extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans is expected to cost about $80 billion over two years.
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The deal also includes tax cuts aimed at middle-income Americans and businesses.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans support the deal.
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He said it was an important step to take for the American people.
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Before the agreement, Senate Republicans had threatened to block other measures unless the tax cuts for the richest Americans were extended.
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Some Democrats were disappointed that President Obama agreed to the compromise.
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In 2008, he campaigned on the promise that he would continue tax cuts for the middle class.
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But he proposed to raise income taxes on families reporting $250,000 or more in taxable income.
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Later in December, both houses of Congress passed the tax bill,
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and President Obama signed it into law.
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For VOA Special English, I'm Alex Villareal.
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- 税收减免 (tax cuts)
- 失业援助 (aid payments to unemployed)
- 中产阶级 (middle-income Americans)
- 社会保障税 (Social Security taxes)
- 经济刺激措施 (stimulus measure)
- 预算赤字 (budget deficits)
- 收入税率 (income tax rates)
- 经济增长 (economic growth)
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