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OnthePresident'sProgram
PresidentArlinghasputhislongawaitedeconomicrestructuringprogrambeforetheCongress. Itprovidesacoordinatedprogramofinvestmentcredits, researchgrants, educationreforms, andchangesdesignedtomakeAmericanindustrymorecompetitive. Thisisnecessarytoreverseeconomicslideintounemployment, lackofgrowth, andtradedeficitsthathaveplaguedtheeconomyforthepastsixyears.
ThemostliberalwingofthePresident'spartyhascalledforstrongerandmoredirectaction.
Theywantanincomespolicytocheckinflationwhilefederalfinancinghelpsrebuildindustrybehindawallofprotectivetariffs.
TheRepublicans, however, decryeventhemodest, graduatedtaxincreasesinthePresident'sprogram.
Theywanttaxcutsandmoreopenmarket. Theysayiffederalmoneyhastobeinjectedintotheeconomy, letitthroughdefencespending.
Boththesealternativesignoretheuniquenatureoftheeconomicproblembeforeus. Itisnotsimplyamatterofmarketsorfinancing. Thenewtechnologyallowsvastlyincreasedproductionforthoseabletomasterit.
Butitalsothreatensthosewhofailtoadoptitwithpermanentsecond-classcitizenshipintheworldeconomy. Ifanindustrycannotleveritselfuptotheleadingstageoftechnologicaladvances, thenitwillnotbeabletocompeteeffectively. Ifitcannotdothis, noamountofgovernmentprotectionismoraccesstoforeignmarketscankeepitprofitableforlong.
Withouttheprofitsandexperienceoftechnologicalexcellencetoreinvest, thatindustrycanonlyfallstillfurtherbehinditsforeigncompetitors.
SothecruxisthetechnologyandthatiswherethePresident'sprogramfocused. Thedangerisnotthataplanwillnotbepassed, itisthattheideologuesofrightandleftwilldistortthebillwithamendmentsthatwillbluritsfocusontechnology. Theeconomicrestructuringplanshouldbepassedintact.
Ifwefailtorestructureoureconomynow, wemaynotgetasecondchance.
【阅读练习题】
1.ThefocusofthePresident'sprogramison
[A]investment.
[B]economy.
[C] technology.
}D} tax.
2.WhatistherequirementofthemostliberalwingoftheDemocratic-party?
[A] Theywantamoredirectaction.
[B]Theywantanincomespolicytocheckinflation.
[C]Theywanttorebuildindustry.
[D]Theywantawallofprotectivetariffs.
3.Whatistheeditor'sattitude?
[A] support.
[B]distaste.
[C] Disapproval.
[D] Compromise.
4.Thedangertotheplanliesin
[A] thetwoparties'objection.
[B]differentideaofthetwopartiesabouttheplan.
[C] itspassage.
[D1 distortion.
5.Thepassageis
[A] areview.
[B]apreface.
[C] aadvertisement.
[D1 aneditorial.