He could be pointing out that making the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy permanent is a huge budget issue - over the next 75 years it would cost as much as the entire Social Security shortfall.

他可以指出让布什的减税政策永久化是一个严重的预算问题——在未来75年里，其成本将与整个社会保障差额一样多。

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We should all agree on the idea that 98 percent of American taxpayers should get a tax cut, get that security and certainty, and then debate the issue of tax cuts for the wealthy.

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In addition to the Social Security issue, Senate negotiations have reportedly focused not only on how much of the Bush tax hikes will be retained, but also on the fate of the estate tax.

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The issue back then was the Constitutionality of the newly minted tax known as the Social Security system.

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