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翻译:每周电视讲话稿：奥巴马总统：华盛顿的共和党人“鼓励在海外创造就业和利润的公司” 华盛顿：在本周的讲话中，奥巴马总统制订了一项政策日程，通过为雇用新员工的公司提供税收优惠，为研究和实验提供永久性的税收抵免和为清洁能源生产提供税收减免来巩固我们的经济和增加美国本土的就业。总统同时也希望消除鼓励公司在海外投资的几十亿美元的税收漏洞，但众议院的共和党人却在过去四年里通过11次投票维持这个漏洞保持现状。 中产家庭经历10年的艰难时期后，在本次衰退中又有数百万人丢掉工作，我们正处于重建经济和让人民重返工作岗位的艰苦战斗中。 赢得这场战斗不仅仅要依靠政府。同时也有赖于美国企业家的创新；有赖于美国中小企业主的推动；有赖于美国劳动人民的技能和聪明才智。他们将帮助我们实现经济增长和创造就业。 但政府也有重要的责任。那便是创造环境让人们可以筹集资金启动新的公司；让公司可以获得贷款扩大业务；让创造力获得奖励；让努力工作的人们获得回报。 这是我为什么努力推动就业法案通过的原因，这将为企业家提供税收减免和更多的贷款。还将减少中小企业关键投资中的资本利得税，增加创办公司创建成本的减免税额，释放人们所需的信贷。实际上，就在我签署这项法案的头两周里，就有数千企业主从中小企业管理局获得了新的贷款。 但我们还有很多事要做。因此我提出了更多的步骤来增长经济和刺激美国企业雇用员工。现在，创造就业的关键之一就是鼓励公司更多在美国本土投资。但数年来，我们的税法却在实际上鼓励公司在国外创造就业和利润，并为这些公司提供数十亿的税收优惠。 我希望消除这些税收漏洞。用这些钱为国内的企业提供税收减免让他们能冲销明年购买的全部新设备的成本。这将让企业主更好的扩大业务和雇用新的员工。我希望将为研究和实验提供的税收抵免永久性固定下来。因为促进新思想和新技术的发展是我们创造就业的途径，更是保持我们作为发明创新的世界发动机的优势的途径。我还想为美国本土的清洁能源生产提供减税。因为这是我们在这一新兴产业引领全球的途径。 这些都是很正常的想法。当有更多产品在美国生产，在美国就有更多的美满家庭，就有更多的就业机会，也就有更多的企业繁荣发展。但华盛顿的共和党人却一再坚持要让这些企业漏洞保持现状。单单在过去的四年里，众议院的共和党人就通过11次投票继续奖励创造海外就业和利润的公司这项政策每年要花掉纳税人几十亿美元。 这相当不合理。对美国劳动者，美国企业，抑或是美国经济都不合理。当然，有很多开展国际业务的公司也为在国内为我们的经济做出了重要贡献。这是好事情。但却没有道理让我们的税法积极鼓励他们在海外创造就业吧。相反，我们应该用我们的税收来鼓励那些在我们的国土上创造就业和开展业务的公司。 我们应该为美国的中小企业和生产商提供税收优惠。我们应该奖励那些帮助我们在未来产业中引领趋势人们，比如说清洁能源。这是我们确保美国的创新能力和创造能力推动下个世纪的途径。这也是我们让人们重返工作岗位和领导全球经济的途径。这也是我在未来几个月里要继续努力推进的工作。 谢谢大家！奥巴马每周讲话2009年1月24日今年是在一场危机中开始的，本届新政府也在这场危机中开始运作。这场危机前所未有，应对危机的行动也前所未有。就在这个礼拜，我们看到登记失业的人数创26年新高。专家们一致认为，如果我们无所作为，失业率将达到两位数。我们的经济可能将因为无法全力运转而减少1万亿美元，相当于每个四口之家减少1.2万美元收入。我们可能将因为更多美国青年被迫放弃他们的大学梦或者有利于未来就业的培训机会而丧失掉具有潜力的一代人。简而言之，如果我们不能勇敢而迅速地行动，本已糟糕的状况将显著恶化。正因为此，我已经提出了一份美国复苏和再投资计划，以求藉此快速助推就业机会的创造和经济的长期发展。我很高兴地告诉大家：国会各党派已经在为这项计划开展艰苦的工作，我期盼能在一个月内签署它使之成为法律。这项计划将在最近几年内保住或者创造300400万个工作岗位。这项计划认清了当前这种矛盾和希望并存的现实：一方面，数以百万计的美国人正在努力寻找工作；然而另一方面，在这个国家还有相当多的工作虚位以待。也正因为如此，我的这项计划不仅仅是一个只涵盖促进就业的短期项目，而是一项在为保持美国在21世纪的强大和竞争力而必需的优先发展的重要领域（比如能源、教育、医疗保健和新基础设施等）进行投资的全面计划。今天，我要详细谈谈我们所期待的在上述几个重要领域的进展目标.为了促进清洁能源经济的形成，我们将在接下来的三年内使美国替代性能源（诸如风能、太阳能和生物燃料等）的生产能力提高一倍。我们将着手建造一个由超过3000英里输电线路构成的全新电网，以使生产的清洁能源能够在东西海岸之间传输。我们将使75%的联邦建筑更加节能，这样每年能为纳税人节省20亿美元；我们还将对250万所住房进行天气适应性改造，这样平均每年能为每个美国工薪家庭节约350美元的能源开销。 为了降低医疗保健支出，减少医疗事故，提高医疗保障水平，我们将在未来5年内对全国的健康档案进行信息化处理，这将减少数以十亿计的医疗开支，还能挽救无数生命。我们还将帮助那些在这场经济衰退中陷于丧失医疗保险危险之中的超过800万美国人，以保住他们的医疗保险。 为了确保我们的孩子能在新经济中具有竞争力并且取得成功，我们将对1万所学校进行现代化改造；我们将为500万名学生修建“艺术空间”专门教室、图书馆和实验室，以改善他们的学习条件。我们将增加对“佩尔教育资助项目”（相关资料见维基百科/wiki/Pell_Grant）的投入，争取让至少700万学生上得起大学，为400万大学生提供一份2500美元的奖学金以帮助他们应付大学期间的费用；我们将力争使自然科学研究生数量达到现在的三倍，这将有助于激励下一代人的创造力。最后，我们将重建美国以适应21世纪的要求。这意味着要在美国修整和现代化改造成千上万英里的道路，为千千万万的美国人提供大量的运输和出行的新选择。这还意味着要加固90个主要港口，构建一套更好的通信系统，它们将服务于地方执法人员和公共安全官员，以在紧急事件中使国家免受伤害。这同样意味着要拓宽成千上万美国人的生存渠道，让他们无论身处何处，都能在一个公平竞争的环境中打拼。我知道，很多人对我们这项计划的实施范围和规模心存疑虑。我明白这种疑虑意味着什么，所以这项计划必须包括而且也将包括前所未有的一些措施，这些措施将让美国人民来评判我领导的政府是不是一个负责任的政府。我们不会只靠扔钱来解决问题，我们将会在那些真正有用的方面投资。我们不会像某些政客那样在隐秘的幕布下拨款；只要能做到，我们会将所有投资的去向公开讨论之后再决定，并由独立的专业人士来告知公众。我们将通过空前的努力来清除政府的一切无用、低效和没有必要的开支。任何美国人都可以登录一个名为的网站，在这里将看到我们把纳税人的钱花在哪里了，怎么用了。谢谢收听。英文原稿:WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama: Washington Republicans Rewarding Corporations That Create Jobs and Profits OverseasWASHINGTON In this weeks address, President Obama laid out a policy agenda that would strengthen our economy and create jobs right here in America by offering tax incentives to businesses that hire new employees, making the research and experimentation tax credit permanent and providing a tax cut for clean energy manufacturing. The President also wants to close tax loopholes worth billions of dollars that encourage companies to invest in overseas, while Republicans in the House have voted 11 times in just the last four years to keep those loopholes open.After a decade of hardship for middle class families, and a recession that wiped away millions of jobs, we are in the middle of a tough fight to rebuild this economy and put folks back to work.Winning this fight will not depend on government alone. It will depend on the innovation of American entrepreneurs; on the drive of American small business owners; on the skills and talents of American workers. These are the people who will help us grow our economy and create jobs.But government still has an important responsibility. And thats to create an environment in which someone can raise capital to start a new company; where a business can get a loan to expand; where ingenuity is prized and folks are rewarded for their hard work.Thats why I fought so hard to pass a jobs bill to cut taxes and make more loans available for entrepreneurs. It eliminated the capital gains taxes for key investments in small businesses. It increased the deduction to defray the costs of starting a company. And its freeing up credit for folks who need it. In fact, in just the first two weeks since I signed the bill, thousands of business owners have been able to get new loans through the SBA.But we need to do more. So Ive proposed additional steps to grow the economy and spur hiring by businesses across America. Now, one of the keys to job creation is to encourage companies to invest more in the United States. But for years, our tax code has actually given billions of dollars in tax breaks that encourage companies to create jobs and profits in other countries.I want to close these tax loopholes. Instead, I want to give every business in America a tax break so they can write off the cost of all new equipment they buy next year. Thats going to make it easier for folks to expand and hire new people. I want to make the research and experimentation tax credit permanent. Because promoting new ideas and technologies is how well create jobs and retain our edge as the worlds engine of discovery and innovation. And I want to provide a tax cut for clean energy manufacturing right here in America. Because thats how well lead the world in this growing industry.These are commonsense ideas. When more things are made in America, more families make it in America; more jobs are created in America; more businesses thrive in America. But Republicans in Washington have consistently fought to keep these corporate loopholes open. Over the last four years alone, Republicans in the House voted 11 times to continue rewarding corporations that create jobs and profits overseas a policy that costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year.That doesnt make a lot sense. It doesnt make sense for American workers, American businesses, or Americas economy. A lot of companies that do business internationally make an important contribution to our economy here at home. Thats a good thing. But there is no reason why our tax code should actively reward them for creating jobs overseas. Instead, we should be using our tax dollars to reward companies that create jobs and businesses within our borders.We should give tax breaks to American small businesses and manufacturers. We should reward the people who are helping us lead in the industries of the future, like clean energy. Thats how well ensure that American innovation and ingenuity are what drive the next century. Thats how well put our people back to work and lead the global economy. And thats what Ill be fighting for in the coming months.Thank you.BarackObama Weekly AddressSaturday, January 24, 2009We begin this year and this Administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action. Just this week, we saw more people file for unemployment than at any time in the last twenty-six years, and experts agree that if nothing is done, the unemployment rate could reach double digits. Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four. And we could lose a generation of potential, as more young Americans are forced to forgo college dreams or the chance to train for the jobs of the future.In short, if we do not act boldly and swiftly, a bad situation could become dramatically worse.That is why I have proposed an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan to immediately jumpstart job creation as well as long-term economic growth. I am pleased to say that both parties in Congress are already hard at work on this plan, and I hope to sign it into law in less than a month.Its a plan that will save or create three to four million jobs over the next few years, and one that recognizes both the paradox and the promise of this moment - the fact that there are millions of Americans trying to find work even as, all around the country, theres so much work to be done. Thats why this is not just a short-term program to boost employment. Its one that will invest in our most important priorities like energy and education; health care and a new infrastructure that are necessary to keep us strong and competitive in the 21st centuryToday Id like to talk specifically about the progress we expect to make in each of these areas. To accelerate the creation of a clean energy economy, we will double our capacity to generate alternative sources of energy like wind, solar, and biofuels over the next three years. Well begin to build a new electricity grid that lay down more than 3,000 miles of transmission lines to convey this new energy from coast to coast. Well save taxpayers $2 billion a year by making 75% of federal buildings more energy efficient, and save the average working family $350 on their energy bills by weatherizing 2.5 million homes. To lower health care cost, cut medical errors, and improve care, well computerize the nations health record in five years, saving billions of dollars in health care costs and countless lives. And well protect health insurance for more than 8 million Americans who are in danger of losing their coverage during this economic downturn. To ensure our children can compete and succeed in this new economy, well renovate and modernize 10,000 schools, building state-of-the-art classrooms, libraries, and labs to improve learning for over five million students. Well invest more in Pell Grants to make college affordable for seven million more students, provide a $2,500 college tax credit to four million students, and triple the number of fellowships in science to help spur the next generation of innovation. Finally, we will rebuild and retrofit America to meet the demands of the 21st century. That means repairing and modernizing thousands of miles of Americas roadways and providing new mass transit options for millions of Americans. It means protecting America by securing 90 major ports and creating a better communications network for local law enforcement and public safety officials in the event of an emergency. And it means expanding broadband access to millions of Americans, so business can compete on a level-playing field, wherever theyre located. I know that some are s