美國福克斯新聞5月28日文章,原題:《特朗普的關稅和減稅政策把普通民眾壓得喘不過氣,卻讓海湖莊園的富人越來越富》
近日,特朗普政府推出的“大而美”法案引發廣泛關注。普通民眾和工薪階層承受著物價上漲和經濟放緩的雙重壓力,而特朗普海湖莊園的親信卻從中漁利。
文章尖銳地批評道,這位曾承諾要對抗建制派(反對由精英階層組成的統治體系)的總統,如今卻把納稅人的錢變相輸送給他所青睞的精英集團,代價是中產家庭和美國企業的利益受損。
A president who promised to stand up to the establishment is effectively laundering taxpayers' money to line the silk pockets of his own preferred elites — to the detriment of middle-class families and American business.
“大而美” 法案:富人減稅,中產受罪
不久前,“大而美”法案以微弱優勢通過眾議院,實際上是給超級富豪們送上的巨額減稅禮物。法案里甚至包括私人飛機購買的稅務抵扣,這樣的福利卻是以削減醫療補助(Medicaid)、提高醫保費用和砍掉窮人食品援助項目為代價。
換句話說,數萬億美元的財政赤字都壓在了普通家庭頭上,房價、車價、學貸利率被推高,中產階級的生活更加捉襟見肘。而這些錢,卻流向了特朗普在佛羅里達海湖莊園的富豪朋友們。
Trump and his MAGA allies forced the "Big Beautiful Bill Act" through the House of Representatives by one vote.
Special tax giveaways, like a write-off for buying private jets, are paid for with the biggest Medicaid cuts in history, higher health insurance premiums, and gutting food programs for distressed working families. They're putting the rest of the price tag on the nation's credit card, adding trillions to the debt and raising the cost of a house, car, or student loan.
當地時間5月20日,特朗普在美國國會眾議院共和黨會議上呼吁共和黨人支持一個所謂的“大而美”法案,該法案可能會增加巨大的預算赤字,并削減數百萬美國人的醫療保健。圖源:VCG
美國民眾的基礎保障縮水
這套政策組合極大削弱了普通美國人的經濟安全感。醫療補助和醫療保險大幅削減,數百萬人的健康保障被取消,國家的食品救助項目也被壓縮,導致弱勢群體生活更加艱難。
This MAGA agenda comes at the expense of basic economic security for average Americans. Tariffs rob them of their buying power and their jobs. Billions in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. Cancelled health coverage for millions. SNAP, the nation's food relief program, would be starved. Trump's tax cuts come straight out of programs that help the neediest people in society.
與此同時,原本能創造就業、降低成本的兩黨支持的《芯片與科學法案》和《通脹削減法案》中的能源制造政策遭到無理破壞,不論紅州藍州,經濟都受到了傷害。
特朗普政府早前推出的多輪關稅政策,已然成為現代史上對中產階級最沉重的一次變相加稅。他原本承諾“上任就讓物價下降”,但現實是物價節節攀升,普通家庭的壓力越來越大。
無論是底特律的汽車工人,還是南達科他州的大豆農民,相較于特朗普上任前,如今普遍感受到更加糟糕的現實。
美國前官員:
“我們要站出來抵制MAGA陣營”
來自共和黨和民主黨的前官員們警告說,如果不及時對抗高通脹、經濟放緩和沉重債務,大多數美國人的生活只會繼續惡化。
他們指出,美國的普通民眾只是渴望擁有一份好工作,能夠養家糊口,讓孩子健康成長,并回饋社區。他們強調,華盛頓需要關注每個家庭“餐桌上的問題”,從降低生活成本入手,才能讓美國重回正軌。
"As a Republican and a Democrat who worked on behalf of presidents from both parties, we agree that most people's lives will suffer unless we stand up to higher inflation, slower growth and crippling debt.
...We are featuring the people outside of Washington who want to work a good job, put food on the table, keep their kids on track, and give back to their community. ...we believe America can get back on track if Washington focuses on kitchen table issues."
“一切都應從降低生活成本開始。為了普通大眾,我們要站出來抵制MAGA陣營。”
"It all starts with lowering costs by standing up to MAGA, on behalf of Main Street."
編輯:左卓
見習編輯:裴禧盈
來源:福克斯新聞
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