Republicans have proposed tax reforms in lieu of rate hikes on high-income taxpayers to raise revenues for deficit reduction. Obama has signaled that he is willing to consider this approach, provided it increases tax revenues from the top 2-3% by at least the same amount as higher rates while protecting other taxpayers.
共和党人提出以税制改革代替对高收入纳税人征税来筹集削减赤字所需的收入。奥巴马已经表示在保护其他纳税人的前提下如果税收改革对排名前2-3%人群税额的提高幅度至少与税率提高相等，那么他愿意考虑这种方式。