CATTI+MTI高斋翻译TransElegantAre We There Yet?
我们到了吗？
Democrats have their own class-warfare version of the blame game, in which Wall Street’s excesses caused the problem and higher taxes on high-earners are part of the solution. That is why Mr. Obama’s legislative priority before the mid-terms is to ensure that the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year for households earning more than $250,000 but are extended for everyone else.
在这场问责游戏中，民主党人自有“阶级斗争“论，认为华尔街的恣意妄为才是导致衰退的原因，而对高收入者群体征收更多的赋税则是解决办法之一。因此，在中期选举之前，奥巴马在立法上优先考虑的，是要确保年收入在25万美元以上的家庭，在布什任上通过的减税法案年底到期后不再享受减税，而其他人则继续享受。
This takes an unnecessary risk with the short-term recovery. America’s experience in 1937 and Japan’s in 1997 are powerful evidence that ill-timed tax rises can tip weak economies back into recession. Higher taxes at the top, along with the waning of fiscal stimulus and belt-tightening by the states, will make a weak growth rate weaker still. Less noticed is that Mr. Obama’s fiscal plan will also worsen the medium-term budget mess, by making tax cuts for the middle class permanent.
然而，这么做会给短期复苏带来不必要的风险。美国1937年和日本1997年的经历都是证据，足以说明如果增税不合时宜，原本疲软的经济即有可能再次滑向衰退之中。在财政刺激政策逐步减弱、各州财政逐渐减紧缩的情况下，联邦政府对高收入人群加税将使本已增长乏力的经济更加无力增长。此外，奥巴马政府的财政计划将对中产阶级长期减税，这种做法会使政府的中期预算变得更糟，而注意到这一点的人更少。
我们到了吗？
Democrats have their own class-warfare version of the blame game, in which Wall Street’s excesses caused the problem and higher taxes on high-earners are part of the solution. That is why Mr. Obama’s legislative priority before the mid-terms is to ensure that the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year for households earning more than $250,000 but are extended for everyone else.
在这场问责游戏中，民主党人自有“阶级斗争“论，认为华尔街的恣意妄为才是导致衰退的原因，而对高收入者群体征收更多的赋税则是解决办法之一。因此，在中期选举之前，奥巴马在立法上优先考虑的，是要确保年收入在25万美元以上的家庭，在布什任上通过的减税法案年底到期后不再享受减税，而其他人则继续享受。
This takes an unnecessary risk with the short-term recovery. America’s experience in 1937 and Japan’s in 1997 are powerful evidence that ill-timed tax rises can tip weak economies back into recession. Higher taxes at the top, along with the waning of fiscal stimulus and belt-tightening by the states, will make a weak growth rate weaker still. Less noticed is that Mr. Obama’s fiscal plan will also worsen the medium-term budget mess, by making tax cuts for the middle class permanent.
然而，这么做会给短期复苏带来不必要的风险。美国1937年和日本1997年的经历都是证据，足以说明如果增税不合时宜，原本疲软的经济即有可能再次滑向衰退之中。在财政刺激政策逐步减弱、各州财政逐渐减紧缩的情况下，联邦政府对高收入人群加税将使本已增长乏力的经济更加无力增长。此外，奥巴马政府的财政计划将对中产阶级长期减税，这种做法会使政府的中期预算变得更糟，而注意到这一点的人更少。
