The sensible course of action for Obama would be to step off the “cliff” by vetoing any extension of the Bush-era tax cuts, which would then expire at the end of 2012. Once tax rates were restored to their previous levels, Obama could present his own tax-cut package to Congress – for example, with a proposal in early January that provided greater benefit to lower-income Americans, as he promised during his re-election campaign.
奥巴马的上计是通过否决任何延长布什减税政策的方案步下“悬崖”，让布什政策在2012年底结束。在税率回到此前水平后，奥巴马可以向国会提交自己的减税政策——比如在1月初提出向低收入美国人提供更多的福利——他连任竞选的承诺之一。