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ishowLinbeckputsit.

Themainideabehindshiftingtaxationinthisdirectionistoremovetheburdenoninvestmentandproductionandplaceitallonconsumption,5probablystimulatinglong-rungrowthandexports.Lindbeckalsoarguesthatwiththepayrolltaxgone;

low-incomeworkerswillstandamuchbetterchanceofsavingupmoneyandrisingoutof6.ThiswasareferencetotheworkofW.MichaelCox,chiefeconomistoftheFederalReserveBankofDallas.Consumptioniswealth,theargumentgoes,whichmakesaconsumptiontaxthefairestkindoftax.

OnebigcatchisthattheFairTaxwould7lowertaxratesonthosewiththehighestincomes.Linbeckhadaninterestingifnotentirelyconvincingtome,atleastresponsewhenIbroughtthatup."

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练习二

Worldleadersneedtotakeactionontheenergycrisisthatistakingshapebeforeoureyes.Oilpricesare1anditlookslessandlesslikelythatthisisabubble.Thepriceofcoalhasdoubled.CountriesasfarapartasSouthAfricaandTajikistanareplaguedbypowercuts.Richstates,nolongerstrangerstoperiodicblackouts（断电）,areworriedabout2ofenergysupply.Inthedevelopingworld,1.6billionpeople—aroundaquarterofthehumanrace—havenoaccesstoelectricity.

Ibelievethatfundamentalchangesareunderwayintheenergyfieldwhosesignificancewehavenotyetfullygrasped.Global3forenergyisrisingfastasthepopulationincreasesanddevelopingcountriessuchasChinaandIndia4dramaticeconomicgrowth.TheInternationalEnergyAgency（IEA）saystheworld'

senergyneedscouldbe50%higherin2030thantheyaretoday.Yetthefossilfuelsonwhichtheworldstilldependsarefiniteandfarfromenvironmentallyfriendly.Seriousthoughtneedstobegivennowtocreatingfeasible5.Theneedforcoordinatedpoliticalactiononenergyandrelatedissues—climatechangeandalleviatingpoverty,tonamebuttwo—hasneverbeenmore6.Yetthereisnoglobalenergy7inwhichthecountriesoftheworldcanagreeonjointsolutionstothepotentiallyenormousproblemsweseeemerging.

Sodoestheworldreallyneedyetanotherinternationalorganization?

8,yes.Aglobalenergyorganizationwouldcomplement,notreplace,bodiesalreadyactiveintheenergyfield.Itwouldbringavitalinter-governmental9tobearonissuesthatcannotbelefttomarketforcesalone,suchasthedevelopmentofnewenergytechnology,theroleofnuclearpower,andinnovativesolutionsforreducingpollutionandgreenhousegas10.

练习三

Oneoftheproblemsinourdailylivesisthatmanyofusrushthroughtheday,withnotimeforanything--andwhenwehavetimetogetabitetoeat,wegobble（狼吞虎咽）itdown.Thatleadsto1,unhealthyliving.Andwiththesimplebutpowerfulactofeatingslower,wecan2reversethatlifestyle.Howhardisit?

Youtakesmallerbites,youcheweachbiteslower,andyouenjoyyourmeal3.

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t.

IfyoureadtheSlowFoodManifesto（宣言）,you'

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snotjustabouthealth–it'

saboutalifestyle.Andwhetheryouwantto7thatlifestyleornot,therearesomereasonsyoushould8thesimpleactofeatingslower.Firstly,ithelpsyoutoloseweight.Agrowingnumberofstudies9thatjustbyeatingslower,you'

ll10fewercalories--infact,enoughtolose20poundsayearwithoutdoinganythingdifferentoreatanythingdifferent.Thereasonisthatittakesabout20minutesforourbrainstorecognizethatwe'

refull.Secondly,ifyoueatslower,you'

llchewyourfoodbetter,whichleadstobetterdigestion.

练习四

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