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1、毕业论文(设计)外文翻译原文:AmericansocialwelfareDemocratshavescornedtheWhiteHouse'staxcutdealwithRepublicansasagiveawaytotherich.Butthepayrolltaxholiday,intendedtohelplower-andmiddle-incomeworkers,isalsoopposedbymanyliberals.ThereasonisthatthepayrolltaxfundsSocialSecurity,andtheyfearthatmessingwith
2、thefinanceswillhurttheprogram.YettheideafortheholidaycamefromtheWhiteHouse,nottheGOP,andtheadministrationhassuccessfullyblockedeffortstoremoveit."MyguessisthattheHousewillnotchangeasinglecommainthisbill,andthisbillisheadedtothepresident'sdeskinaweek,"Rep.BradSherman,D-Calif.,sponsorofan
3、amendmenttoreplacethepayrolltaxholidaywithanalternatestimulus,toldIBDonTuesday.Thepayrolltaxholidayfollowsotherrecentincidents,suchasproposalsbytheWhiteHousefiscalcommission,thatsuggestSocialSecuritymaybeopentoreform.Longconsideredpoliticallyuntouchable,theweakeconomyandloomingentitleme
4、ntspendingcrisismaybechangingthat.MariaFreese,directorofgovernmentrelationsattheNationalCommitteetoPreserveSocialSecurity&Medicare,was"quitesurprised"thattheadministrationpushedapayrolltaxholiday."Wedidn'tgetanyadvancewarningofthishappening,orwewouldhavetriedtopointoutthedownsides,"shes
5、aid.SocialSecurityreformisn'tlikelysoon.Neithertheadministrationnoranynoteworthylawmakerispushinglegislation."It'saterribleplatformtorunoninthenextelection:'Whatmypartydidistoputdebtmoreundercontrolbycuttingentitlements.'Nopoliticianisevergoingtosaythat.Nevertheless,theadministrationhas
6、repeatedlysignaledthatitdoesn'tviewSocialSecurityasuntouchable.Bycallingforapayrolltaxholiday,italtersthenatureoftheprogram'sfunding,requiringthefundsfromtheTreasurytocoverthegap.Intheprocess,ithighlightsthefactthatSocialSecurityisfinancedonapay-as-you-gobasis,withtoday'sworkerspayingfo
7、rtoday'sretirees.Thedealwouldknockaworker'scurrentpayrolltaxrateof6.2%onallearnedincometo4.2%foroneyear.(Employerswouldcontinuetopay6.2%,sotheyhavenoincentivetoaddstaff.)Theself-employedwouldseetheirtaxratefallto10.4%from12.4%.Liberalgroupshowled,butAARPquicklycountered.Theseni