Hello, everybody. One of America's greatest strengths is our free market. A thriving private sector1 is the lifeblood of our economy-it's how we create jobs, expand opportunities, and give everybody a shot at success. It's what has made America the strongest country on Earth.
The most essential ingredient in a healthy free market is competition. But right now, too many companies are engaging in behaviors that stifle2 competition-like blocking new competitors from entering the market or limiting the information and options that give consumers real choice. As a consequence, the rest of us pay higher prices for lower quality products and services. Workers receive lower wages than they otherwise would. Small businesses and entrepreneurs can get squeezed out of the market. And none of that is fair-or good for our economy.
The deck should not be stacked in favor of the wealthiest individuals and the biggest corporations, against working Americans. That's why my administration is doing everything we can to reverse this trend and promote more competition in the marketplace. In addition to enforcing the rules on the books, I've directed federal agencies to identify anti-competitive behavior in different industries, and find new and specific ways to promote competition. 易優(yōu)作文網(wǎng)，中小學(xué)學(xué)生學(xué)作文的好網(wǎng)站（http://www.zequeka.cn）。
One industry that's ripe for change is cable TV. Right now, 99 percent of cable and satellite TV customers rent set-top boxes from their providers. According to one survey, this costs households an average of more than $230 per year. We spend some $20 billion to rent these devices. While we have almost unlimited3 choice in what we watch on television, from traditional programming to online content, there's next to no competition to build a better, user-friendly product that allows you to easily access all this content in one place. So most consumers just rent whatever the cable company offers. Because we have to. That means companies have little incentive4 to innovate5. As a consequence, we need multiple devices and controllers to access content from different sources. That makes no sense.
So my administration has encouraged the FCC to remove the barriers to competition that prevent new players from offering innovative6 cable box options to consumers.
We know this works. For years, Americans had to rent our telephones from the phone company. This was a while ago, but when the FCC finally unlocked competition for home phones, the marketplace was flooded with all kinds of phone options with new features, and at different price points. Consumers suddenly had many options. And the whole industry moved forward as a result. The same can happen with cable boxes, and in dozens of areas of our economy-all of which can make a difference in your everyday life. 提升作文素養(yǎng)，尋找作文素材，就來<A http://www.zequeka.cn/yuwEnsuyang/>易優(yōu)作文素養(yǎng)</a>。
The bottom line is, competition is good for consumers, workers, businesses, and our economy. So I'm going to keep doing everything I can to make sure that our free market works for everyone.
Thanks, and have a great weekend.
1 sector
n.部門，部分；防御地段，防區(qū)；扇形
參考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口產(chǎn)業(yè)將促進經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敵人已進攻英國防區(qū)。
2 stifle
vt.使窒息；悶死；扼殺；抑止，阻止
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She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她強忍住笑。 It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.那是一次枯燥無味的交談，我不得不強忍住自己的呵欠。
3 unlimited
adj.無限的，不受控制的，無條件的
參考例句：
They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他們飛過了茫茫無邊的北極上空。 There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技術(shù)方面自以為是會很危險。
4 incentive
n.刺激；動力；鼓勵；誘因；動機
參考例句：
Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在許多職業(yè)中，錢仍是主要的鼓勵因素。 He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他沒有努力工作的動機。
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5 innovate
v.革新，變革，創(chuàng)始
參考例句：
We must innovate in order to make progress.我們必須改革以便取得進步。 It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.創(chuàng)新和發(fā)展軍事理論是必要的。
6 innovative
adj.革新的，新穎的，富有革新精神的
參考例句：
Discover an innovative way of marketing.發(fā)現(xiàn)一個創(chuàng)新的營銷方式。 He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人當(dāng)中最富創(chuàng)造性與革新精神的工程師之?
