Consumer spending sank at a 3.5% annual rate, similar to its third-quarter drop, despite a big rise in real after-tax income, thanks to the huge drop in petrol prices.

尽管由于石油价格大减，实际税后收入已较大增长，但消费者开销仍以3.5%的年速率缩减，与第三季度类似。

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One reason is that many corporations, despite claims to the contrary, don’t mind a complex tax code with a high statutory rate — often because few large companies pay anything close to 35 percent.

其中一个原因是许多公司对于一个有着高税率的复杂征税制度并不在乎，尽管它们的主张恰恰相反，通常是因为很少有大公司的纳税额会接近利润35%的最高联邦企业税率。

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One reason is that many corporations, despite claims to the contrary, don’t mind a complex tax code with a high statutory rate — often because few large companies pay anything close to 35 percent.

其中一个原因是许多公司对于一个有着高税率的复杂征税制度并不在乎，尽管它们的主张恰恰相反，通常是因为很少有大公司的纳税额会接近利润35%的最高联邦企业税率。

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