"This deathtax punishes everyday Americans by forcing them to give up their business, to give up their farms," he said.
“遗产税剥削着普通的美国人,迫使他们放弃他们的生意和农场。”他说。
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Republicans say the estate tax-which they have dubbed the "deathtax" -makes it impossible for many americans to pass on their family-owned businesses or farms to their children.
共和党人说,遗产税,也就是他们所称的“死亡税”,使得许多美国人无法将家庭买卖或农场传给孩子。
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Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina complains that the deal "raises the deathtax" (in fact it would reinstate the estate tax, suspended in 2010 only, at a lower level than planned).