2. 考研
  3. 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

admin2020-03-31  65
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?
American workers may work less because______.
选项 A、the more they earn, the more tax they pay
B、they can get subsidies from the government
C、the less they work, the more free time they have
D、they can enjoy high salary even if they work less
答案A
解析 根据American workers定位到第三段最后两句：…so workers in effect pay a highertax rate as their wages rise．This may dissuade them from trying to earn more．其中This may dissuade them from trying to earn more对应题干American workers may work less，而原因就是This前面提到的workers in effect pay a higher tax rate as their wages rise(实际上工人支付的税率随着工资上涨而增加)，即该题答案为选项[A]the more they earn，the more tax they pay。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ob1Z777K
0

考研英语一

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)