双语有声阅读:Taxes万税

Taxes，Taxes，and More Taxes Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the death market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with t

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama, McCain Joust Over Economic Issues

Economic issues dominated the U.S. presidential election campaign Wednesday. Democrat Barack Obama said Republican John McCain would continue President Bush's economic policies, while McCain lashed back at Obama over taxes and energy. VOA National c

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-11-23

And the US economy grew at a slower pace than previously estimated in the three months to the end of September. Revised figures from the US Commerce Department show that gross domestic product grew by two per cent. Now that's half of one per cent low

【美国总统电台演说】2007-09-29

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today I am signing emergency legislation to fund the Federal government for the next seven weeks. This legislation was necessary because Congress failed in its most basic responsibility: to pass the spending bills that f

法律英语：16 Do I Really Have to Pay Taxes?

Hello, and welcome to Legal Lads Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life. Im your host, Adam Freedman. But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, althoug

CNN 2012-07-11

Hey, Im Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. The new fibrin of your taxes will Keep Them Honest also RidicuList. Lets get started. Well, presidential elections happen every four years, but deja vu is forever. Keep that in mind as you listened to

VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Video Shows Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters

IN THE NEWS - Video Shows Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters 新闻报道 - 视频显示罗姆尼抛弃奥巴马支持者 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Surveys of likely American voters s

较他国而言 美国税收抵

AS IT IS 2016-04-14 US Taxes Low Compared to Other Countries 较他国而言 美国税收抵 Taxpayers in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans, according to a Pew Research Center report. Belgium has the highest income tax rate, at nearl

奥巴马演讲视频：延长并扩大工资税减免计划

This week, we learned that our economy added another 140,000 private sector jobs in November. Despite some strong headwinds this year, America's economy has now created private sector jobs for the past 21 months in a row almost three million new jobs

学个词Learn a Word 第1371期　payroll

今天我们要学的词是payroll。Payroll, 意思是员工名单。 The company has a short payroll, 这家公司员工人数不多。 U.S. private sector payrolls rose 110,000 in October, 美国私营企业10月份增加了11万个工作职位。

涨姿势 一张图看懂34国税率高低

Taxes on wage income vary heavily around the world. 世界各地的工资税率大不相同。 The OECD recently published a report comparing the tax burden on wages in the world's developed economies. One of the main measures the OECD used in the re

Obama promises 97 percent of Americans won't see taxes rise

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua)-- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the most important step now was to promise Americans 97 percent of them won't see taxes rise as the fiscal cliff loomed. Obama stressed in a White House news conference that

U.S. Congress passes short-term payroll tax deal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The two chambers of U.S. Congress on Friday passed a short-term payroll tax and jobless benefits bill, which is now on its way to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan deal was approved by

Obama's Next Campaign: More Taxes for Rich Americans

Obama's Next Campaign: More Taxes for Rich Americans WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's re-election campaign may be over, but his economic campaign continues. The president is appealing to business and labor leaders, lawmakers and the public to pre

Romney Says He Paid at Least 13 Percent in Taxes

The presumptive U.S. Republican presidential candidate says he has not paid less than 13 percent of his income in federal taxes during the past 10 years. Speaking to reporters in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said he had examined his tax returns for th

经济学人:英国税收 去往何处(1)

Britain 英国 Tax: Let me tell you how it would be 税收：去往何处 Whoever wins the next election, taxes are likely to go up. 不管谁当选下任首相，税收都可能提高。 To finance the many costly promises in its manifesto the Labou

经济学人345:奥巴马的非正式时间

THE difference between Barack Obama, leader and Barack Obama, campaigner is in the sleeves. When Mr Obama speaks as the presidentsober, calm, head of a nationhe tends to encase them in a suit jacket. When he speaks as a candidatefiery, enthusiastic,

Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut to End Political Standoff

After a tense impasse on Capitol Hill, lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation to extend a payroll tax cut for two months and continue unemployment insurance for nearly 2 million jobless Americans. The renewal comes ju

US Senate Extends Payroll Tax Cuts for Americans

The U.S. Senate has passed a compromise measure that extends payroll tax cuts for American workers for another two months. Lawmakers in the upper house of Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 89 to 10, a day after Republicans a

在线听力:英语小达人 12 Payroll Pete

Unit 12 Payroll Pete 第12 单元 发薪名单里的彼特 Two men sit down for lunch in the office cafeteria. 有两个人坐在办公大楼的自助餐厅里吃中餐。 Hey, whatever happened to Pete in payroll? one asked. 喂，发薪名单里怎么