原文： The first is to simplify and clarify the code. If our rates were simpler and fewer, then even those in the outermost districts would know the most basic things about where we stood with the Capitol. As Fareed Zakaria noted last fall, “complexity equals corruption.” The U.S. tax code is 10 times as long as France’s. A second fix would be to lower the tribute itself that is exacted. The House Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, has suggested two rates: 10 percent and 25 percent. That might mean ending deductions crucial to many interest groups, like the home-mortgage-interest deduction. But losing those breaks might be worth it if rates were lower and rules were clearer. A third change would be to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or residential district, pays some tax. Right now the bottom half of earners pay no income tax. Those who don’t contribute have no stake in change. They are like the mob in “The Hunger Games” that enjoys the show of others paying tribute. If they handed over even a few pennies, they might involve themselves, which would broaden the impetus for tax reform. 我的翻譯: 首要之務就是讓稅務法規簡單與透明化。如果我們的稅率夠低且簡單，就算是最偏遠的地 區，也會知道我們跟國會角度一致的基本原因。如同法里德‧扎卡利亞去年秋天所指出的 ，「複雜等同於腐敗」。稅務法規在美國，其內容是法國的十倍之多。 第二個修正是降低對稅金本身的要求。眾議院預算委員會主席保羅‧瑞恩，在其提出的方 案中，建議稅率分別為百分之十與百分之二十五。這意謂著將終結對許多利益團體來說， 那些至關重要的扣除額，舉例來說，像自用住宅借款利息扣除額。但減少這些優惠，若能 換來更低的稅率，或更透明的法規，其將是值得的。 第三個改變是，不分所得與居住區域，確保每個人都付出基本的稅額。目前底層有一半的 勞工是不用付稅的。這些不用繳稅的人，因為沒有利害關係，自然也沒有誘因做出改變。 他們就像是「飢餓遊戲」中的暴民，享受其它繳稅者廝殺的好戲。如果他們有繳稅，就算 金額不多，整場遊戲也與他們切身相關，這將會加快推動稅務改革的腳步。 想問大家 第一段 know the most basic things about where we stood with the Capitol. 這一句與stood with如何解釋 這邊我不太懂 第二段 A second fix would be to lower the tribute itself that is exacted. exacted 一字不知如何解釋 這邊tribute是引自飢餓遊戲電影的貢品 在這邊是繳稅的意思 謝謝~ --

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