VOA慢速英語：威斯康星州人對(duì)大政府政策持懷疑態(tài)度

In Wisconsin, Suspicion of Big Government

威斯康星州人對(duì)大政府政策持懷疑態(tài)度

Off a road in rural Wisconsin sits a 57-year-old American working in an open garage.

在威斯康星州農(nóng)村的一條路邊，坐著一位在開放式車庫(kù)工作的57歲的美國(guó)人。

He makes a small amount of money by selling metal parts from broken equipment.

他通過出售破損設(shè)備上拆下來的金屬零件賺點(diǎn)小錢。

Until two years ago, the man worked as a dairy farmer. He had 24 cows to milk. But, like many small dairy farmers, he was unable to compete with larger farms.

兩年前這位男子還是一名奶農(nóng)。他有24頭奶牛產(chǎn)奶。但是，像很多小農(nóng)場(chǎng)主一樣，他沒法同大型農(nóng)場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

The man says the Affordable Care Act -- the health insurance program known as Obamacare -- hurt his business. Under the law, Americans are required to take part in the program if they do not have a health insurance policy.

該男子表示，平價(jià)醫(yī)療法案，也就是所謂的奧巴馬醫(yī)保傷害了他的生意。根據(jù)該項(xiàng)法案，美國(guó)人如果沒有參加醫(yī)保，就必須加入該醫(yī)保計(jì)劃。

The former farmer says Obamacare forced him and many of his friends to spend more money than they could afford for a product they did not want. He says years of insensitive government policies have fueled anger and questions about programs designed to improve American lives.

這位前農(nóng)民表示，奧巴馬醫(yī)保強(qiáng)迫他和他的很多朋友花費(fèi)超出他們所能負(fù)擔(dān)的金額去購(gòu)買他們不想要的醫(yī)保產(chǎn)品。他說，政府多年來麻木不仁的政策讓人對(duì)這項(xiàng)旨在改善美國(guó)人生活的醫(yī)保計(jì)劃產(chǎn)生了憤怒和質(zhì)疑。

The man is like many Americans who voted for Donald Trump last year after supporting Barack Obama in earlier presidential elections. He says that people in Trempealeau County no longer trust traditional politicians.

在上次總統(tǒng)選舉中支持奧巴馬之后，該男子去年像很多美國(guó)人一樣把票投給了川普。他說，特倫珀洛縣的人們不再信任傳統(tǒng)政治家。

"All the money goes to the cities," he says. "All the people in the rural areas this time said ‘we've had enough.'"

他說，“所有錢都投向了城市，這一次所有農(nóng)村人都說，‘我們已經(jīng)受夠了。’”

The former farmer says he voted for Trump mainly because he did not like the Affordable Care Act. But he admits Obamacare has helped him.

這位前農(nóng)民表示，他投票支持川普主要是因?yàn)樗幌矚g評(píng)價(jià)醫(yī)療法案。但他承認(rèn)，奧巴馬醫(yī)保幫助過他。

Two years ago, he was unable to work because of an infection in his leg. Doctors performed an emergency operation. Today, most of his earnings come from a government program for disabled Americans.

兩年前，他因?yàn)橥炔扛腥緵]法工作。醫(yī)生給他做了緊急手術(shù)。今天，他大部分收入都來自一項(xiàng)針對(duì)美國(guó)殘疾人的政府項(xiàng)目。

Government estimates show that more than 200,000 formerly uninsured people in Wisconsin now have health care because of ObamaCare. Estimates also show that more than two million Americans have additional benefits.

政府的預(yù)估顯示威斯康星州有超過20萬人以前沒有保險(xiǎn)，因?yàn)閵W巴馬醫(yī)保現(xiàn)在他們有了醫(yī)保。預(yù)估還顯示，超過2百萬美國(guó)人獲得了額外好處。

But the former farmer says almost everyone else he knows did not get sick or injured since they signed up for Obamacare. He says many of them had to pay a lot of money for the policy.

但是這位前農(nóng)民表示，他認(rèn)識(shí)的幾乎所有人在參加奧巴馬醫(yī)保以來都沒有生病或受傷。他說，他們中大部分人都必須為這項(xiàng)政策掏很多錢。

He says even if he did want it, it should have been his decision and not a requirement. He says the government should not have forced him to buy the insurance.

他說，即使他確實(shí)需要醫(yī)保，也應(yīng)該是自行決定，而不是強(qiáng)制要求。他說，政府不應(yīng)該強(qiáng)迫他購(gòu)買這種保險(xiǎn)。

The man asked VOA not to release his name because he fears he will be spied on. He said people should not believe anyone who says they supported Trump for reasons other than their anger over the Affordable Care Act.

該男子要求美國(guó)之音不要公布他的真實(shí)名字，因?yàn)樗麚?dān)心被人肉。他說，如果有人說他們支持川普不是因?yàn)閷?duì)評(píng)價(jià)醫(yī)療法案不滿，不要相信他們。