Working out the tax burden, to answer the second question, is no simple matter.

要回答第二个问题，计算课税负担并非一件易事。

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Raising rates is not necessarily the answer: with a VAT of 12% and corporate income tax of 30%, taxes are not low.

提高税率不是根本的解决方式：12%的增值税和30%的所得税并不低了。

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But that suggests that, if Americans are losing money on their houses, pensions or bank accounts, the right answer is to tax them to pay for it.

但是，这说明如果美国人在他们的住房，养老金和存款上蒙受了损失，正确的做法是对他们征税以填补这些窟窿。

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Well we could begin with George Washington Alright, for your sake, we toss in John Kennedy ... who cut taxes. -Because... the Kennedy tax cuts and the Reagan tax cuts ... were both major tax cuts. -Did you hear me ask him ? for a one-word answer? Did you hear me?

那干脆从乔治·华盛顿谈起得了，真是的,好吧，看在你的面子上，姑且把他算上吧,他好歹也减税了，-因为。,肯尼迪的减税和里根的,都不可等闲视之，-我不是让他,只回答一个字吗？他怎么说这么多？

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Alright, we should make clear that John is advising John McCain So, that answer is not a total surprise 18.5% Federal tax receipts now about 18.5 percent of GDP ? 3 years from now, higher, lower, about the same?

好吧，看来约翰是在为约翰·麦凯恩拉票了,这个倒是意料之中的事儿,目前联邦税收约占GDP的,3年之后，是升高，降低还是持平？

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The rules can be tricky (especially the exceptions) so keep good records and rely on your financial and tax professionals to help you answer specific tax and investment questions.

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"Tax relief is the answer to many people's problems, because it puts money into people's pockets for them to use for whatever they identify as the biggest problems in their lives, " he said.

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