奥巴马演讲:推广为中产阶级减少工资税(2/3)

Ultimately, thanks to your voices, they did the right thing, but only after a great deal of bickering and political posturing that put the strength of our economy and the security of middle class families at risk. We can't go through that again. Congress needs to stop this middle class tax hike from happening. Period. No drama. No delay. And no ideological side issues that have nothing to do with this tax cut. Now is not the time for self-inflicted wounds to our recovery. Now is the time for common sense action. And this tax cut is common sense. If you're a family making about $50,000 a year, this tax cut amounts to about $1,000 a year. That's about $40 in every paycheck. I know there are some folks in this town who think $40 isn't a lot of money. But to a student or a senior who's trying to stretch the budget a little bit further?

最后，多亏你们的声音，在大量争吵和政治作秀之后，他们才做出正确的事情。这些争吵和政治作秀使得我国的经济和中产阶级的安全处于危险之中。因此我们不能再重复过去。 国会需要阻止中产阶级的税收进一步攀升。现在，立刻。没有做戏，没有耽搁。没有任何与减税相关的思想形态方面的问题。现在不是我们自己造成的伤口自己去弥补的时候，现在是达成行动共识的时候。并且，削减税收已经达成共识。如果你是一个每年挣50000美元的家庭，这次的税收削减相当于每年减少1000美元。即每笔支付中减少40美元。我知道在这个城镇中，有一些人会认为40美元不是一大笔钱。但是对于一个学生，或者是对于一位正在延长预算的老者而言，是不是更有意义呢？ ——译文来自: 书香墨子