2015考研英语阅读零和争论
<p> <span word="Zero">Zero</span>-<span word="sumdebate">sumdebate</span></p><p> 零和争论</p><p> <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rethinking">rethinking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="capitalshould">capitalshould</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taxed">taxed</span>;</p><p> 经济学家正重新考虑是否要推翻不该对资本征税的观点。</p><p> <span word="Executives">Executives</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span>-<span word="taxrates">taxrates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span>. <span word="MittRomney">MittRomney</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="accuses">accuses</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="ofwaging">ofwaging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="staxation">staxation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="murky">murky</span> <span word="thanconfiscatory">thanconfiscatory</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 39.2% <span word="its">its</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="shighest">shighest</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="loopholes">loopholes</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> 27.6%, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="seffective">seffective</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 27.4% <span word="and">and</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="s">s</span> 31.6%. <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>, <span word="at">at</span>15%, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ardent">ardent</span> <span word="defenderof">defenderof</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skirmish">skirmish</span>.</p><p> 行政当局愤怒指出美国经济疲软应归咎于公司企业所得税率。米特罗姆尼发起一场运动指责奥巴马掀起了对资本的战争。事实上，美国的资本税与其用于没收充公，不如说其使用含混不明。其最高企业所得税税率高达39.2%，居发达国家之首，不过由于存在漏洞，大多数公司最终支付的税率为27.6%，接近于英国的实际税率27.4%，低于德国的实际税率31.6%。美国的资本利得税税率为15%，比很多国家都要低。尽管罗姆尼更热衷于维护资本，他和奥巴马都认为有必要进行改革。这不像一场战争，反而只是一场小争论罢了。</p>
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