唐纳德·特朗普宣布减税计划

AS IT IS 2015-09-29 Donald Trump¹ Announces Tax Plan 唐纳德·特朗普宣布减税计划

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump would cut taxes for the poor and rich, he said in a plan announced Monday.

Critics pointed² out that he did not explain how the U.S. government would generate revenue.

Mr. Trump announced his plan for tax reform Monday morning in New York City. He called for an end to income tax for low-earning individuals. But he said he would raise income tax for the wealthiest Americans, including himself.

"It's going to cost me a fortune," Trump said. He said the proposal would "trigger the economy, make everyone want to go back to work."

Trump called for ending federal income taxes for individuals making $25,000 or less a year. He said married couples would be exempt³ from income tax if they made a combined $50,000 or less.

However, Mr. Trump said he would also sharply cut the tax rate on businesses -- from 35 percent to 15 percent. And he said he wants to reduce the highest tax income rate on individual taxpayers⁴ from 39.6 percent to 25 percent.

The candidate also proposed ending or reducing most deductions⁶ and loopholes for the wealthiest taxpayers. He said his tax reform plan would not add to the country's $19 trillion debt.

He called for the renegotiation of U.S. trade agreements with other countries. He said China, Mexico, Japan and India are taking American jobs as if, in his words, “we're a bunch of babies. All of that will stop."

Donald Trump has never held public office. The latest public opinion studies show he maintains a slight lead over his closest Republican Party competitors.

Two other political outsiders -- retired⁷ neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former technology company executive Carly Fiorina -- are in second and third place in the latest study.

Mr. Trump is just the second Republican candidate to release a tax plan. Former Florida governor, Jeb Bush, announced his proposal earlier this month.

Mr. Bush also called for cutting taxes on businesses although not as sharply as Mr. Trump. Mr. Bush suggested a cut from the current 35 percent to 20 percent. He also called for ending taxes imposed on the money and property of people when they die, as did Mr. Trump.

Both men propose tax simplification as well. Mr. Bush would reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three. Mr. Trump called for four.

Overall, the two plans appear to have more similarities than differences. Atlantic Monthly politics editor Russell Berman called Mr. Trump’s plan “basically what Republican candidates and lawmakers have been proposing for years.”

The Economist⁸ online described Mr. Trump’s tax proposal as “fantasy.” And Josh Barrow of The New York Times called it “a higher energy version” of Jeb Bush’s tax plan.

Mr. Trump won at least one major supporter for his proposal, however. Grover Norquist, founder⁹ and president of the influential¹⁰ group Americans for Tax Reform praised the plan. In his words, it is “dead center of Reagan Republican thinking, when it comes to what would create growth in the United States.”

Words in This Story

revenue - n. money that is collected for public use by a government through taxes

trigger - v. to cause (something) to start or happen

exempt - not required to do something that others are required to do

deduction⁵ - n. something (such as an amount of money) that is or can be subtracted from a total

loophole - n. an error in the way a law, rule, or contract is written that makes it possible for some people to legally avoid obeying it

bracket - n. a category that includes a certain range of incomes, ages, etc.

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 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

4 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

5 deduction   

n.减除，扣除，减除额；推论，推理，演绎

参考例句：

• No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
• His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。

6 deductions   

扣除( deduction的名词复数 )； 结论； 扣除的量； 推演

参考例句：

• Many of the older officers trusted agents sightings more than cryptanalysts'deductions. 许多年纪比较大的军官往往相信特务的发现，而不怎么相信密码分析员的推断。
• You know how you rush at things,jump to conclusions without proper deductions. 你知道你处理问题是多么仓促，毫无合适的演绎就仓促下结论。

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

8 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

9 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

10 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。