国际英语资讯:Trump considers multiple tax cuts as recession fear swirls
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 20-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="denied">denied</span>.</p><p><span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>-<span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="indexing">indexing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="enacting">enacting</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="indexing">indexing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="indexing">indexing</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="me">me</span>."</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="households">households</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="nominal">nominal</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="exempting">exempting</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taxed">taxed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="taxable">taxable</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Penn">Penn</span>-<span word="Wharton">Wharton</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Model">Model</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 102 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 23, 2018 <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="high">high</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="most">most</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> "<span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>... <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>."</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>." <span word="Payroll">Payroll</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span>.</p>
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