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华盛顿：在本周的讲话中，奥巴马总统告诉美国人民我们不能等着国会采取行动来促进经济增长和创造就业了。他强调本周他采取行政手段帮助家庭重新申请抵押贷款，节约了数千美元，同时为退伍军人找工作，降低学生贷款的成本。总统先生还将继续敦促国会完成自己的工作，通过《美国就业法案》，这将让中产家庭的口袋更加充裕，创造就业并巩固国内经济。
本周，一份新的经济报告确定了大多数美国人的猜测变成现实：在过去三十年里，中产阶级经济地位不断下降而最富有的少数人却变得更加富有。实际上，美国收入最高的1%的人的平均收入增长速度比中产家庭的平均收入增长速度快7倍。而这些发生在从医疗保险到大学学费像火箭一样快速上涨的时期。
现在，在这个国家，我们并不嫉妒富人或成功人士——我们鼓励这些。我们为此而高兴。但当每个人都有机会获得成功时美国才能更好——而不仅仅顶层的人的收入增加。有更多的美国人富起来，美国也才能更加繁荣。
重建每个人都有机会取得成功的经济体需要时间。我们的经济问题是十多年间积累起来的，解决这些问题不可能一夜完成。但现在我们依然可以采取一些措施让人民重返工作岗位，重建美国中产阶级在过去几十年里已经失去的安全感。
现在，国会可以通过一系列常规就业方案，独立经济学家告诉我们这些方案能立即提振经济。这些提案将让更多教师、退伍军人、建筑工人以及应急人员回到工作岗位。这些提案将为美国几乎每个中产家庭和中小企业减税。这些提案与民主党和共和党在过去所支持的提案是一样的。现在，他们应该停止玩弄政治把戏，开始做些实事了。
这些就业提案将要求那些年收入超过100万美元的人贡献更多一点的税收来提供资金。正是这些人可以明显感受到他们的收入增长了如此之多，我相信他们是乐意做出这点贡献的。一项调查发现每10个百万富翁里有将近7个愿意走上前来，为帮助我们的经济多支付一些税收。
不幸的是，国会的共和党人毫不重视。他们似乎不知道这样的信息。一次又一次，他们甚至拒绝就这些共和党在过去曾经支持过的提案进行辩论——这些提案今天不仅仅受到民主党的支持，还有全国的独立人士和共和党人的支持。然而即便如此，他们依然在本周找出时间就我们是否应该为庆祝棒球名人堂而发行纪念币这样的事情进行辩论。同时，他们还仅仅为从现在到年末安排了三个多星期的工作计划。
实事是，我们不能再等着国会去做它自己的工作了。中产家庭已经苦苦挣扎了好几年，他们已经等累了。他们现在急需要帮助。因此，国会既然不行动，我来。
这一周，我宣布了一项新的政策来帮助房产价格下降的家庭重新进行抵押贷款，这将为其节省数千美元。我们也正在让退伍军人更容易找到工作，让他们的技能在医院和社区健康中心得到应用。我们改革了学生的助学贷款程序，这样年轻人就可以更快的减轻债务。同时我们也一直宣布更多类似的变革会按期实施。
这些措施将带来变化。但它们不能取代国会的宏大行动来让我们的经济再次前进。这是我需要你们大家表达你们自己的意见的原因。告诉国会停止玩弄政治，开始干点正事。如果我们想要重建一个每个美国人都有机会取得成功的经济体，我们就需要每个美国人都参与进来。过去这是产生实质性变化的途径，也是今天来带变化的途径。
谢谢大家.
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: "We Can't Wait" to Strengthen the Economy and Create Jobs
WASHINGTON—In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people that we can’t wait for Congress to take action to grow the economy and create jobs, and highlighted the executive actions he took this week to help families save thousands of dollars by refinancing their mortgages, put veterans to work, and lower the cost of student loans. The President continued to urge Congress to do its part and pass the American Jobs Act now, which will put more money in the pockets of middle class families, create jobs and strengthen our economy right away.
This week, a new economic report confirmed what most Americans already believe to be true: over the past three decades, the middle class has lost ground while the wealthiest few have become even wealthier. In fact, the average income for the top one percent of Americans has risen almost seven times faster than the income of the average middle class family. And this has happened during a period where the cost of everything from health care to college has skyrocketed.
Now, in this country, we don’t begrudge1 anyone wealth or success – we encourage it. We celebrate it. But America is better off when everyone has had the chance to get ahead – not just those at the top of the income scale. The more Americans who prosper2, the more America prospers3.
Rebuilding an economy where everyone has the chance to succeed will take time. Our economic problems were decades in the making, and they won’t be solved overnight. But there are steps we can take right now to put people back to work and restore some of the security that middle-class Americans have lost over the last few decades.
Right now, Congress can pass a set of common-sense jobs proposals that independent economists tell us will boost the economy right away. Proposals that will put more teachers, veterans, construction workers and first responders back on the job. Proposals that will cut taxes for virtually every middle class family and small business in America. These are the same kinds of proposals that both Democrats4 and Republicans have supported in the past. And they should stop playing politics and act on them now.
These jobs proposals are also paid for by asking folks who are making more than a million dollars a year to contribute a little more in taxes. These are the same folks who have seen their incomes go up so much, and I believe this is a contribution they’re willing to make. One survey found that nearly 7 in 10 millionaires are willing to step up and pay a little more in order to help the economy.
Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress aren’t paying attention. They’re not getting the message. Over and over, they have refused to even debate the same kind of jobs proposals that Republicans have supported in the past – proposals that today are supported, not just by Democrats, but by Independents and Republicans all across America. And yet, somehow, they found time this week to debate things like whether or not we should mint coins to celebrate the Baseball Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, they’re only scheduled to work three more weeks between now and the end of the year.
The truth is, we can no longer wait for Congress to do its job. The middle-class families who’ve been struggling for years are tired of waiting. They need help now. So where Congress won’t act, I will.
This week, we announced a new policy that will help families whose home values have fallen refinance their mortgages and save thousands of dollars. We’re making it easier for veterans to get jobs putting their skills to work in hospitals and community health centers. We reformed the student loan process so more young people can get out of debt faster. And we’re going to keep announcing more changes like these on a regular basis.
These steps will make a difference. But they won’t take the place of the bold action we need from Congress to get this economy moving again. That’s why I need all of you to make your voices heard. Tell Congress to stop playing politics and start taking action on jobs. If we want to rebuild an economy where every American has the chance to get ahead, we need every American to get involved. That’s how real change has always happened, and that’s how it’ll happen today.
Thank you.
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| vt.吝啬，羡慕 | |
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| v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣 | |
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| v.成功，兴旺( prosper的第三人称单数 ) | |
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| n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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