There is no inconsistency between a progressive, balanced deficit-reduction plan and lowering the corporate tax rate. Of all taxes, corporate taxes are the most harmful to economic growth – without which meaningful deficit reduction is far more difficult to achieve.
累进、平衡的预算削减计划和降低公司税率之间并不矛盾。在各种税种中，公司税对经济增长为害最甚——如果没有它，有意义地降低赤字将会困难得多。