CAMBRIDGE – The challenge of raising the incomes of middle-class families has emerged as an important focus of the presidential election campaign in the United States. Everyone agrees that incomes at the top have surged ahead in recent decades, helped by soaring rewards for those with a high-tech education and rising share prices.
美国剑桥—提高中产阶级家庭收入的挑战已成为美国总统选战的重要焦点。所有人都同意，得益于高科技教育和股价攀升带来的巨大收益，顶层人群的收入几十年来可谓狂飙突进。改进帮助那些陷入贫穷之人的计划——如食品券和基于经济调查的退休金——也得到了总体支持。但公共争论的重点集中在如何帮助数量更加庞大（在政治上也更加重要）的中产阶级。