以下是我對美國兩位總統候選人的經濟政策的理解,不知對不對?
現時美國的經濟狀況是,國家赤字嚴重,負債龐大,很多人失業,但卻有很多富豪企業家。
美國總統奧巴馬的經濟政策,是希望借助增加有錢人的稅款,來幫補政府的收入,好支付國家的日常開支和維持國民褔利。在國家嚴重赤字下,我想加稅是很自然的事。只是加稅後企業家可能會發生富人移民潮。
而羅姆尼就評擊奧巴馬的加稅政策,認為不能增加就業機會。主張減稅政綱,吸引富裕的企業家可以增加國內投資,好增加就業機會,並盡可能減少政府的開支來取得平衡。感覺也是很正確的做法。只是減稅後那些企業家仍然很可能會在中國或其他發展中國家設廠,對美國本地沒有增加多少就業機會。
不知道能不能把二人的政策合而為一?
假如美國企業家能在本土增加投資和創造一定數量的就業機會,便能實行羅姆尼的減稅計劃,擁有稅制優惠。
如果本地有錢企業家還是在國外設廠,對本地就業沒有多少貢獻,便執行奧巴馬的加稅政策,要交更多的利得稅。
這樣兩位總統候選人的經濟政策可以一起實行,會不會更理想?
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The economy in the US these days is in dismal. National budget is in huge deficit, national debt is over US$16 trillion, and unemployment rate has been hovering at 8% for many quarters. At the same time, the country is populated with millions of wealthy entrepreneurs.
The core of President Obama's economic policy is to expand tax revenues from the rich so as to increase the Government's revenues and thereby support the Government's expenses and welfare provided to its people. Under the circumstance, increasing tax rate seems to be a natural solution, however, this may trigger brain drain and massive emigration of the wealthy.
Romney has attacked Obama's tax policy, commenting that it would not help create job opportunities. Instead, he proposed to lower the taxes, create an attractive investment environment for the affluent entrepreneurs, while at the same time, strive to reduce Government expenses to cover the short-term imbalances. This also seems to be the right strategy. Nevertheless, despite the reduction in tax rates, the enterprises may still prefer setting up factories in China other developing countries. The policy may not be as effective as it could be.
A possible solution is to combine the two policies into one. If an American entrepreneur increases domestic investments and creates a certain level of job opportunities in the USA, Romney's preferential tax treatment is applied. If the entrepreneur continue to shift his production line offshore, contributing less and less to the local manufacturing industry, then Obama's tax policy is applied and the enterprise is required to pay an increasing proportion of corporate income tax.
Wouldn't this 2-in-1 policy be more optimal if they are complementary? |