高中英语 不要指望经济困境迅速缓解 No Easy Fix for Economy作文素材.doc

用心爱心专心 1 不要指望经济困境迅速缓解 No Easy Fix for Economy President-elect Barack Obama, who takes office in just over a week, warned Americans not to expect any quick solutions to their economic woes. Ina television interview on Sunday, Mr. Obama sought to dampen public expectations that his $775 billion stimulus plan, with its emphasis on infrastructure, alternative energy, health care and education, would jolt the economy out of recession. 'Whether it's retail sales, manufacturing -- all of the indicators show that we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression,' Mr. Obama told ABC News's 'This Week with e Stephanopoulos.' 'And it's going to take some time to fix it.' Even before he is sworn in, Mr. Obama's economic-recovery plan is drawing flak from both sides of the aisle, with some fellow Democrats viewing his proposed business tax cuts asa sellout to Republicans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) N's 'Late Edition' that she wants to take immediate steps to repeal President e W. Bush's tax cuts for those earning more than $250,000 a year. 'The sooner they are repealed, the less negative impact they'll have on our deficit,' Ms. Pelosi said. She said the Democrats instead want to steer personal tax cuts to middle-class Americans. There have been suggestions that Mr. Obama prefers to wait until the cu ts expire at the end of next year. 'The Obama administration believes t