' Q: S- r. ?( s) c0 \公仔箱論壇說到這裡，我就要談談那些到了今時今日才正視共和黨瘋狂行為的人，解釋他們為何責無旁貸。 5 D" I7 M1 G6 F/ Q; J6 d: H公仔箱論壇3 ~2 ?' T8 @' h
原因在於：若有任何跡象顯示，盲目支持減稅是要付出代價的﹔若局外人積極譴責那些立場不負責任之輩，那麼，共和黨內一些對盲目支持減稅感到不安的人，也許會擺出較強硬的姿態加以抗衡。但盲目支持減稅卻不用付出代價。布殊糟蹋掉克林頓臨近卸任時積累的財政盈余，但具影響力的專家卻妄稱，當前的債務問題兩黨要負上相同責任。眾議院預算委員會主席瑞安（Paul Ryan）提出所謂的減赤計劃，包括給企業及富裕人士大幅減稅，卻因為「對財政採取負責任態度」而獲獎。# {: r! B$ F, y* z- V
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由此可見，共和黨沒受到任何壓力，因此可以表現得不負責任，甚至不可理喻﹔一如所料，他們走上極端。若閣下感到意外，這意味著問題某程度也出在你的身上。作者: felicity2010 時間: 2011-7-17 04:12 AM
本帖最後由 felicity2010 於 2011-7-17 04:16 AM 編輯 - y( }+ r4 o- ^( Y& s7 {- F公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇7 Z# t9 W# e/ ]7 z! g& Z Issues Holding Up Debt Ceiling Agreement The New York Times 3 x* i) C3 t Uos.tvboxnow.com " b1 F- z- y5 K3 [! Q( V4 D: [/ x/ Q5 [公仔箱論壇os.tvboxnow.com3 T& H1 e1 c6 B
As the deadline to raise the debt ceiling looms, many Republicans are demanding changes in benefit programs as a condition of increasing the debt limit.Congressional Democrats oppose cuts, but President Obama has pushed for a sweeping budget agreement that aims to save $4 trillion over 10 years through a combination of spending cuts and new tax revenues.os.tvboxnow.com5 @. p+ o; ?& X
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4 o' ^% R/ ^' e" J公仔箱論壇Issue Medicare spending is expected to increase to $970 billion in 2021, from $520billion in 2010. Officials have said that the program, which provides healthcare to people 65 and older, is not sustainable in its current form.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, o2 H. P: y: r) P9 Q: \
- e( X$ ?! B; t公仔箱論壇What the Democrats say Mr. Obama has offered to slow the growth of Medicare spending, possibly by as much as hundreds of billions of dollars over 12 years and more than $1 trillion in the following decade, by leveraging Medicare’s buying power. But he has not provided details.Many Democrats see Medicare cuts as undermining their political case against the House Republican plan to turn it into a “voucher” program.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ p% `/ P. K; M7 r6 J6 q. v6 T
1 y0 B2 o2 }: O4 J8 g, Q公仔箱論壇What the Republicans say Earlier this year,Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin proposed a plan to give future beneficiaries a fixed amount of money to buy private insurance. On Tuesday, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia presented 27 proposals that he said would save up to $353 billion over 10 years. They include charging co-payments for laboratory tests and home health care, and increasing charges to high-income beneficiaries.. X4 i1 H7 n$ s1 e. v, N* T
" b0 n; a9 R5 b3 A公仔箱論壇os.tvboxnow.com- J, \$ ~* S4 P3 x9 t3 s1 h) a Medicaid 8 H" S0 p) v- V" O# X. G) S8 }% \0 m" Q7 T; D Issue Federal spending on Medicaid, the nation’s low-income health program financed jointly by the federal government and the states, is expected to increase to$560 billion in 2021, from $273 billion in 2010. The Obama administration injected billions of dollars into the program as the recession deepened two years ago. ' [1 ~' o; }) S! A0 T9 Kos.tvboxnow.com ) O' H, [3 z% XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 2 K2 S k* A& ~5 n8 \1 [" GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。What the Democrats say White House officials have indicated that they could accept savings of $100 billion or more over 10years, much to the dismay of many House Democrats. Critics say the cuts would impair access to care for the poor and shift costs to the states, which are facing a large expansion in Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, scheduled to start in 2014 under the new health care law.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- ]/ @: S9 o$ j
9 b+ d0 W _5 S- i1 _What the Republicans say The proposal by Mr.Ryan called for transforming Medicaid to a block grant, with a lump sum of money given to each state, an idea opposed by Democrats. He said his plan would save $771 billion over the next decade. Mr. Cantor on Tuesday proposed $100billion in savings from Medicaid over 10 years, the same amount sought in a White House proposal.+ X' @- G" X: u; ?8 t H
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Issue Spending on Social Security, which comprises more than a fifth of the federal budget, is projected to rise to $1.3 trillion in 2021, from $701 billion in2010. In May, the Social Security Administration estimated that under current law the program’s trust fund would be exhausted by 2036.公仔箱論壇3 y/ d& b- m5 Z; b1 g' |+ ]
os.tvboxnow.com) z m7 b' \# O2 P- V0 } What the Democrats say Mr. Obama has expressed interest in large savings from the use of a different measure of inflation to reduce the annual cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security benefits. But Congressional Democrats have joined with lobbyists for older Americans to oppose the changes, saying that Social Security is not the cause of the deficit. 6 S1 R" |5 J2 ros.tvboxnow.com, J- T* H( E, M/ C1 }/ w What the Republicans say Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has said he supports the idea of an alternative measure of inflation,known as the chain-weighted version of the Consumer Price Index, on the ground that it is more accurate. Lobbyists for older Americans criticized this proposal, which could reduce federal spending by more than $110 billion over 10 years.公仔箱論壇7 B) D9 r2 t" l- |% \/ m
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) ~$ W9 M. E8 i3 V5 w& w* J Issue In 2001 and 2003, Congress passed tax cuts proposed by President George W. Bush,which were set to expire at the end of 2010. President Obama reached a deal with Republicans to extend the cuts at all income levels for two years. Whether to let the cuts expire for any income group and how to close corporate loopholes have been points of contention in the negotiations.3 I, O) T* w+ t X
9 G/ G9 O" x% U& G: `9 h* o: @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。What the Democrats say Mr. Obama has called for allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire for top earners, but noted that the change would not take effect before 2013. The White House has also proposed closing loopholes or other tax breaks for owners of corporate jets, oil and gas companies and hedge funds, changes that could raise about $130 billion.os.tvboxnow.com; ^) a6 A4 G- F. P$ R
5 d. \' z$ O4 j& I G7 z/ Ros.tvboxnow.com $ w, x* n& d* h/ E. YWhat the Republicans say Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio had indicated willingness to consider $1 trillion in new revenue, with most of the money to be generated through an overhaul of the tax code. But he backed away from that plan when it drew criticism as a potential tax increase and he has declared any tax increases off the table.作者: felicity2010 時間: 2011-7-17 04:17 AM
本帖最後由 felicity2010 於 2011-7-17 04:19 AM 編輯 1 g7 {9 v, [1 q2 o% o公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇0 `9 e: q: B8 s& \- p. ]$ | House Republicans Plan Vote on Deficit 5 d! Y9 O& N3 D8 M! D: C6 Vos.tvboxnow.com9 F% J% t/ s# m4 K% x
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With budget negotiations with the White House stalled, Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio said Friday that the House would vote next week on a three-part plan to cut the deficit, cap federal spending as a share of the economy and amend the Constitution to require a balanced budget. 9 u+ X4 D. \3 W6 Q( N: E公仔箱論壇- A6 W3 U: r8 Y; A# ^, J+ v
The plan, which has a companion in the Senate, would represent the House position in the final stages of the debate as the federal government nears the limit of its borrowing power. While it would not appear to have a chance of passing the Democrat-controlled Senate, and President Obama is opposed, it could provide a legislative avenue to increasing the debt limit as it makes it way through Congress.3 g. [7 u1 k% w h
* L$ W( I' ~: U( c2 Q* K( O- o0 vos.tvboxnow.comThe House Republican leader, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, said the House would move on its own because the president’s deficit-reduction proposals fell far short of what was needed.os.tvboxnow.com! x5 o: b' j2 a( ^/ J! y- h
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In the budget blueprint passed by the House this year, Mr. Cantor said, “We sought$6.2 trillion in cuts over 10 years.’’ By contrast, he said, in debt negotiations at the White House this week, “the president and Democrats have offered perhaps $1.5 trillion of savings.’’ ' W; p% q2 i0 h( C公仔箱論壇 $ N+ Z6 s2 U0 w1 CMr.Cantor pushed back against Democratic complaints that the Republicans had not offered any concessions, but he said the Republicans would not permit federal spending to continue on its current trajectory.os.tvboxnow.com N! x% {5 `) g8 R
+ v: x% N) F; T+ W公仔箱論壇“We are not going to allow this kind of spending to continue,’’ Mr. Cantor said.“We don’t have the money.’’ ' c7 O4 I- j2 L' pos.tvboxnow.com" s9 r2 t' p! `* ~
Mr.Boehner left the door open to the compromise plan floated by the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has described his proposal as a last-ditch option. It would call for Congress to vote on whether or not to disapprove a debt limit increase, an approach that could avoid a government default by allowing Republicans to register their disapproval of the increase but still allowing it to pass. 7 f( Q; i2 t; h( g公仔箱論壇 3 Y& j. |2 j! C& Z0 B- `“We are far from the time for a last-ditch effort,’’ Mr. Boehner said, signaling that Congress still had many days and perhaps weeks of work to do on the debt.
