But TEFRA was coupled with a promise by Tip O'Neil and Bob Dole that for every dollar in tax increases government spending would be cut by 3 dollars.

但前提是，欧尼尔和鲍勃·杜尔必须承诺,每增税1美元,政府财政支出须减少3美元。

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I think it's kinda...you do it to both but right now, tax increase in 2011, 2012, 2013, etc. as what's on the books would be very bad for the economy.

双管齐下当然不太现实,但目前来看，要是从2011年开始，按照经济理论，而一直往后增税的话,对经济可谓百害而无一利。

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He raised taxes certain on the top brackets a little bit.

尽管克林顿对高收入人群适当增了点税。

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Go ahead and let the Bush tax cuts expire on the theory that the government needs extra revenues to cover the higher spending or should he try to ? make the Bush tax cuts permanent, Ken Judd?

第一种是让布什减税政策自动终结，然后增税,这个倒也在情在理，毕竟政府需要,额外增加财政收入，来承担高额的财政支出,第二种是，采取措施,让该政策继续生效，肯·贾德，你怎么看？

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And nobody knows, nobody believes that we can cut spending, right? -Somebody down the road has to pay the bills Somebody down the road has to pay the bills, either by cutting spending, cutting benefits or raising taxes.

而几乎没人相信,政府能够成功节流，不是吗？，-那总得,有人来埋单啊,迟早要有人来为此埋单的，要么精简政府开支，削减福利，要么增税。

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.. But McCain is, McCain wants to increase... What you are saying effectively is the next president must raise taxes in a massive way Because you are saying you can only cut taxes if you cut spending.

然而麦凯恩想要增加。,那照你的意思,下届政府必须大幅增税了，毫无悬念,因为你说一旦减税,就必须跟着精简开支。

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