Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections Last week brought a tantalizing hint of movement in a politically divided legislature. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill to retain current tax rates on earnings under $250,

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(八月)

坚持不懈,直到成功。 我们每天的奋斗就像对参天大树的一次砍击,头几刀可能了无痕迹。每一击看似微不足道,然而,累积起来,巨树终会倒下。这恰

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Tax Time in U.S. By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, April 16, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. April fifteenth is a special date for Americans

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U.S. President Barack Obama aims to cut the country's corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving deductions American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the tax overhaul Wednesday, t

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WASHINGTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- David Beckham will sit out the next game after he received a ban from Major League Soccer on Thursday for kicking a ball at an opponent in the Los Angeles Galaxy's loss at San Jose. Beckham kicked a ball at San Jose's S

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The Supreme Court today said that two orthopaedic surgeons owe the Inland Revenue more money. They each sold their medical practice to a company but they were the boss of the company. The company then employed them to do exactly the same job and paid

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