密歇根新闻广播 比尔·舒特认为减税将带来更多的就业机会和收入

Between now and November's election, we're having conversations with statewide candidates about a variety of issues. Today, Stateside spoke¹ with the Republican gubernatorial candidate, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, about the state budget and his tax policy platform.

Through her campaign, Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer had agreed to join us to discuss her view on taxes and the budget. However, she cancelled.

Schuette has campaigned on his plan to roll back the state personal income tax from the current 4.25 percent to 3.9 percent. When asked where he'd cut the state budget to pay for these tax cuts, Schuette stated: "Everything in Michigan needs to be evaluated so we grow. If we don't cut taxes, if we're not competitive with other states, we'll be a smaller, shrinking state. We can't afford not to cut taxes, and by cutting taxes, we'll grow jobs and grow revenues."

Listen to the full interview above to hear more from Schuette on road repairs, his relationship with President Trump², and the Moody's Analytics report that placed Michigan in the bottom five states when it comes to being prepared for the next recession.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。