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1、六级选词填空练习一TheFairTax(交易税)isaproposaltoabolishtheInternalRevenueService(国税局).Itthrowsoutallexistingfederaltaxesandreplacethemwitha30%nationwideretailsalestax,whichwould1aboutasmuchasincometaxes,payrolltaxes,excisetaxesandthelotdonow.TheFairTaxgot2likethi
2、s,Linbecksaid:ThreeoldrichmeninHoustontalkedoverlunchin1995aboutwhattheycoulddotoleavethecountrybetteroffbeforetheydied.Theyhitonreformingthetaxsystem,andin3simplifyingit,asaworthygoal."I'vebeena4ofthecomplexityofthetaxcode,"ishowLinbeckputsit.Themaini
3、deabehindshiftingtaxationinthisdirectionistoremovetheburdenoninvestmentandproductionandplaceitallonconsumption,5probablystimulatinglong-rungrowthandexports.Lindbeckalsoarguesthatwiththepayrolltaxgone;low-incomeworkerswillstandamuchbetterchanceofsavingu
4、pmoneyandrisingoutof6.ThiswasareferencetotheworkofW.MichaelCox,chiefeconomistoftheFederalReserveBankofDallas.Consumptioniswealth,theargumentgoes,whichmakesaconsumptiontaxthefairestkindoftax.OnebigcatchisthattheFairTaxwould7lowertaxratesonthosewiththehi
5、ghestincomes.Linbeckhadaninterestingifnotentirelyconvincingtome,atleastresponsewhenIbroughtthatup."Idon’tknowmanypoorpeoplethatbuyaG5.Thebestindicatorofpeople’swell-beingiswhatthey8andhowtheyspendit."Allinall,it'sanextremely9plan—SteveForbes'flattaxwas
6、asimilarattempttoshifttaxesontoconsumption,butwouldhaveleftmostofthe10taxstructureintact.It'sfairtoobjecttoitassimplytooimportantforourpoliticalsystemtohandle.练习二Worldleadersneedtotakeactionontheenergycrisisthatistakingshapebeforeoureyes.Oilpricesare1a
7、nditlookslessandlesslikelythatthisisabubble.Thepriceofcoalhasdoubled.CountriesasfarapartasSouthAfricaandTajikistanareplaguedbypowercuts.Richstates,nolongerstrangerstoperiodicblackouts(断电),areworriedabout2ofenergysupply.Inthedevelopingworld,1.6billionpe
8、ople—aroundaquarterofthehumanrace—havenoaccesstoelectricity.Ibelievethatfundamentalchangesareunderwayintheenergyfieldwhosesignificancewehavenotyetfullygrasped.Global3forenergyisrisingfastasthepopulationincreasesanddevelopingcountriessuc
