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The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, was supposed to transform American health insurance. Critics have long feare
The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, was supposed to transform American health insurance. Critics have long feare
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2018-03-01
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问题
The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, was supposed to transform American health insurance. Critics have long feared that it would do much more. Republicans have cast Obamacare as a job-killing, economy-crushing villain. On February 4th they appeared to get more ammunition from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
The CBO, as part of its projection of economic growth over the next decade, estimates that Obamacare will lower full-time employment by 2.3m in 2021, compared with what might have been without reform, and by 2.5m in 2025. The main reason is not that firms are already slashing jobs to avoid the burden the law imposes, as Republicans have complained, but that Americans will choose to work less.
The insight that Obamacare would lower the supply of labour is not new, but the magnitude of the CBO’s estimate is—the 2.3m drop in 2021 is nearly three times larger than the CBO’s earlier projection. Many factors account for the decline. Chief among them is the effect of subsidies for health insurance. To help Americans buy coverage on new health "exchanges", Obamacare offers tax credits to those earning between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty line (about $11,500 to $46,000 for a single adult). Those tax credits are offered on a sliding scale, by income, so workers in effect pay a higher tax rate as their wages rise. This may dissuade them from trying to earn more.
The White House, mining the report for good news, argued that Obamacare liberates American workers. "At the beginning of this year, we noted that as part of this new day in health care, Americans would no longer be trapped in a job just to provide coverage for their families, and would have the opportunity to pursue their dreams," the White House press secretary said in a statement. "This CBO report bears that out."
The supply-side effects are not all bad. Some Americans, no longer tied to their employer-provided insurance, may feel freer to take better jobs or start their own businesses. But this effect is unlikely to offset the ranks of people who choose to work less, or not at all. And although leisure is often agreeable, does America really want to encourage its citizens to put their feet up?
Which one is NOT benefit brought by Obamacare?
选项
A、American workers may have more free time.
B、A large number of Americans do not have to go to work.
C、People in America have more chances to chase their dreams.
D、Americans will not be pitted in a job to cover family expenses.
答案
B
解析
根据题干中的“Obamacare”定位到第四段。选项A“美国工人可能有更多自由时间”对应第一句:Obamacare liberates American workers.(奥巴马医保法案解放了美国工人。)故选项A是好处之一,故不是答案。选项B意为“大量美国人不需要工作”,文章只是说美国人有更多自由时间,而没有说大量美国人都不需要工作,该项不合原文,表述是错误的。选项C“美国人有更多机会追求他们的梦想”和选项D“美国人再也不用被限制在一份工作中来养家糊口”对应“Americans would no longer be trapped in a job just to provide coverage for their families, and would have the opportunity to pursue their dreams”,这两项与该句话的表述一致,因此这两项表述是正确的。故该题答案为选项B。
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