But how should additional revenues be raised from top taxpayers to achieve these two goals? Most economists believe that increasing revenues by reforming the tax code and broadening the tax base is “probably” better for the economy’s long-term growth than raising income-tax rates.
但如何向高等级纳税人增税才能实现这两个目的？多数经济学家认为通过改革税法和扩大税基来增加收入之于长期发展“或许”比提高所得税率更为有利。这种想法的分析证据十分充分，但经验证据却稍显不足。