特朗普发表“誓要削减税收经济政策”讲演

AS IT IS 2016-08-09 Trump¹ Vows² to Cut Taxes in Economic Policy Speech 特朗普发表“誓要削减税收经济政策”讲演

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he would lower taxes and reduce business regulations to improve the U.S. economy.

The businessman outlined his main economic policies Monday during a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.

Trump began by talking about how in the past, the U.S. auto³ industry had made Detroit the “economic envy of the world.” He noted⁴ that today, the city is one of America’s poorest, with high unemployment, poverty and crime rates.

He said Detroit is an example of how failed economic policies including high taxes and government regulations hurt the city. Trump said his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s economic plan supports these kinds of policies, which can lead to U.S. job losses.

“The one common feature of every Hillary Clinton idea is that it punishes you for working and doing business in the United States. And that’s why she tries to distract us with tired political rhetoric⁵ that seeks to label us, divide us, and pull us apart.”

He said his campaign is “about reaching out to everyone as Americans, and returning to a government that puts the American people first.”

Trump read from prepared text during the speech, which was interrupted numerous times by protesters.

The protesters stood on chairs and shouted at the candidate before they were removed by security. At one point, Trump said he thought the protests were “very well planned out.”

Across the board tax cuts

Trump proposed “across-the-board” tax cuts that he said would especially help middle-income Americans. “This will lead to millions of new good paying jobs. The rich will pay their fair share, but no one will pay so much that it destroys jobs, or undermines our ability to compete.”

He said his plan would simplify U.S. tax regulations and that many American workers would pay no income tax. “These reforms will offer the biggest tax revolution since the Reagan Tax Reform, which unleashed⁷ years of continued economic growth and job creation.”

Trump also pledged to lower the business tax rate. He said high taxes on companies punishes them for making products in America.

“Under my plan, no American company will pay more than 15 percent of their business income in taxes. Small businesses will benefit the most from this plan.”

He said part of his plan would also allow parents to fully⁸ deduct⁹ the average cost of childcare spending from their taxes.

Proposed ban on new regulations

Trump said another cause of jobs leaving the U.S. is the high level of government regulation on businesses. He said if elected, he would issue a temporary ban on new agency regulations.

“This will give our American companies the certainty they need to reinvest in our community, get cash off of the sidelines, start hiring new jobs, and expanding their businesses.”

He repeated his criticism of international trade agreements approved by previous administrations. He said he would try to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994.

He said his plan calls for “strong protections against currency manipulation and tariffs¹⁰ against any countries that cheat by unfairly subsidizing their goods.”

He also vowed¹¹ to reform U.S. energy policies and regulations that he said have destroyed millions of U.S. jobs. “We will put our coal miners and steel workers back to work, where they want to be.”

Critics said Trump’s proposals reflected Republican economic positions but lacked detail. The speech comes after he announced Friday his 13-member economic advisory¹² team. The team includes all male executives from the real estate, oil and banking¹³ industries.

At a rally Monday in Florida, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton called the list of Trump’s economic advisers¹⁴ the "six guys named Steve."

"Now, they tried to make his old, tired ideas sound new," Clinton said. "He wants to basically just repackage trickle-down economics."

Clinton will also head to Detroit on Thursday to deliver her own economic speech to counter Trump’s proposals.

Words in This Story

regulation – n. a rule made and enforced by an authority

distract – v. prevent from giving full attention to

rhetoric – n. language intended to influence people that may not be honest or reasonable

across-the-board – adj. affecting everyone or everything in a group

unleash⁶ – v. to allow or cause to happen suddenly

manipulation – n. to use of change in a skillful way or for a specific purpose

subsidize – v. support an organization or activity financially

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

6 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。

7 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 deduct   

vt.扣除，减去

参考例句：

• You can deduct the twenty - five cents out of my allowance.你可在我的零用钱里扣去二角五分钱。
• On condition of your signing this contract,I will deduct a percentage.如果你在这份合同上签字，我就会给你减免一个百分比。

10 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

11 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

12 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

13 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

14 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。