美国的社会福利[文献翻译]2011-06-07

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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