如果这一届国会想出一份力，那就和我一起修复原先那个糟糕的免税代码——它提供的税务减免有助于富人储蓄，对中产阶级的民众却无多大帮助。
And if this Congress wants to help, work with me to fix an upside-down tax code that gives big tax breaks to help the wealthy save, but does little to nothing for middle-class Americans.
一个社会的中产阶级也许是整个社会状况的晴雨表，但一个社会如何对待它的底层民众才是衡量制度好坏的一个更好的指标。
A society's middle class may be the ultimate barometer for health, but how a society treats its lower class is a better indicator of overall virtue.
这也许是由于奥巴马常常被认为除了与美国最底层的民众外与其他人都没有联系，而希拉里则能够使美国中产阶级引起共鸣。
That may be because Mr Obama often sounds curiously disconnected from the troubles of anyone except America’s very poorest.
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