"And that in November we turn out in record numbers to show this administration that we are serious about spending, that we are serious about tax reform and that we are serious about bringing common sense back to the United States of America."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 made DPPs much less valuable to investors, and so a lot of wealthy people switched from DPPs to REITs.

986年的税制改革法案,使得DPP对投资者不再那么有价值,所以很多富人从DPP转向REITs

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Financial reform, with the unemployment extension and another measure to provide small business tax benefits, are the three major legislative objectives the president and Democratic leaders agreed to focus on before the long summer recess.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19