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【美国总统电台演说】2011-07-02 Rightnow,therearealotoffolkswhoarestillstrugglingwiththeeffectsoftherecession.They’rewonderinghowthey’ddealwithanunexpectedexpenseiftheircarbreaksdown.They’reworriedaboutlayoffs.They’renotsureiftheycanhelptheirkidspayforcollege.Andformanyfamilies,thesechallengeswerearoundlongbeforetherecessionhitin2007. IranforPresidentbecauseIbelievedinanAmericawhereordinaryfolkscouldgetahead;whereifyouworkedhard,youcouldhaveabetterlife.That’sbeenmyfocussinceIcameintooffice,andthathastobeourfocusnow.It’soneofthereasonswhywe’reworkingtoreduceournation’sdeficit.Governmenthastostartlivingwithinitsmeans,justlikefamiliesdo.Wehavetocutthespendingwecan’taffordsowecanputtheeconomyonsounderfooting,andgiveourbusinessestheconfidencetheyneedtogrowandcreatejobs. Thegoodnewsis,DemocratsandRepublicansagreeontheneedtosolvetheproblem.Andoverthelastfewweeks,theVicePresidentandIhavegottenbothpartiestoidentifymorethan$1trillioninspendingcuts.That’strillionwitha‘t.’ButafteradecadeinwhichWashingtonranupthecountry’screditcard,we’vegottofindmoresavingstogetoutofthered.Thatmeanslookingateveryprogramandtaxbreakinthebudget–everysingleone–tofindplacestocutwasteandsavemoney.Itmeanswe’llhavetomaketoughdecisionsandscalebackworthyprograms.Andnothingcanbeofflimits,includingspendinginthetaxcode,particularlytheloopholesthatbenefitveryfewindividualsandcorporations. Now,itwouldbeniceifwecouldkeepeverytaxbreak,butwecan’taffordthem.Becauseifwechoosetokeepthosetaxbreaksformillionairesandbillionaires,orforhedgefund套利基金managersandcorporatejet公司商务机owners,orforoilandgascompaniespullinginhugeprofitswithoutourhelp–thenwe’llhavetomakeevendeepercutssomewhereelse.We’vegottosaytoastudent,‘Youdon’tgetacollegescholarship.’Wehavetosaytoamedicalresearcher,‘Youcan’tdothatcancerresearch.’Wemighthavetotellseniors,‘YouhavetopaymoreforMedicare.’ Thatisn’tright,anditisn’tsmart.We’vegottocutthedeficit,butwecandothatwhilemakinginvestmentsineducation,research,andtechnologythatactuallycreatejobs.Wecanlivewithinourmean