这两项经济刺激举措,原本只是权宜之计。本应在去年年底失效。总统奥巴马和共和党党魁在早些时候同意将这两项举措再延长一年。但在如何支付由此产生的费用上,未能达成一致。为了争取到更多的协商时间,国会众的两党头领同意先延长两个月。
In the House, however, tea-party members revolted. Some said that setting tax policy forjust two months was silly, others claimed that stimulus does not work anyway, and yet otherswarned of threats to pensions, which are funded by the payroll tax. Democratswasted no time in claiming that the Republicans were holding 160m workers hostage toextremists. Under intense pressure from fellow Republicans in the Senate and in thepresidential campaign, Mr Boehner finally relented. The measure passed on December 23rdwithout so much as a roll-call vote.
然而,众议院的茶党成员却不干了。有些人称为期两个月的税收政策是愚钝之举。还有些人称此举对经济复苏毫无意义。更有甚者,提出警告。由于养老金出自工资税,而消减工资税便将威胁到养老金。民主党人就地反击,声称共和党人要把全美一亿六千万在职员工劫持为人质,把他们推向极端。迫于参议院及总统竞选阵营中共和党同僚所施加的巨大压力,博纳先生终于扛不住了。去年12月23日,延长工资税消减法案得以通过,连一次唱名表决都没有。
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