2015考研英语阅读差距再次扩大
<p> <span word="OCCUPY">OCCUPY</span> <span word="WALL">WALL</span> <span word="STREET">STREET</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="fromlower">fromlower</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gapbetween">gapbetween</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> 1% <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="ofinequality">ofinequality</span> <span word="pervades">pervades</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="hisJanuary">hisJanuary</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="union">union</span> <span word="message">message</span>, <span word="BarackObama">BarackObama</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="economicplaying">economicplaying</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> 占领华尔街行动可能在曼哈顿下城一去不复返了，但人们对美国1%富人与其他阶层之间的差距的担忧仍未消散。总统竞选中也充斥着关于社会不公的演讲。巴拉克?奥巴马在一月份的国情咨文演说中将争取一个同等的经济竞争场地称为我们时代的决定性事件。</p><p> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="bristle">bristle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="Republicancandidate">Republicancandidate</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span>: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="and">and</span>,<span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Saez">Saez</span>,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flames">flames</span>.</p><p> 共和党人被这个看法激怒了。二月份，共和党总统提名候选人的第二位热门人选<span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span>称：美国存在收入差距，而且一直以来都有，我希望，我的确是这么说的，将一直有收入差距。美国加州大学伯克利分校的一位经济学家 <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Saez">Saez</span>提供的新收入数据可能更是火上浇油。</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Saez">Saez</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thehighest">thehighest</span> <span word="earners">earners</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Internal">Internal</span> <span word="Revenue">Revenue</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="ofdata">ofdata</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1913 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="inAmerica">inAmerica</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Recession">Recession</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="income">income</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span> <span word="reachedextremes">reachedextremes</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="earners">earners</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span>46% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> 0.1% <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="salaryincome">salaryincome</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="totals">totals</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1993 <span word="and">and</span> 2010,<span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 1%.</p>
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