All major government functions – national security, foreign aid, basic research, emergency relief, and education, to name a few salient examples – would experience an immediate and sizeable funding hit. These cuts, along with the tax increases agreed to in January, would knock about 1.25 percentage points off 2013 GDP growth, consigning the economy to another year of tepid recovery and disappointing job gains.
所有主要政府功能——尤其是国防、对外援助、基础研究、应急救援和教育等——将经历迅猛而巨大的资金冲击。如此削减与1月达成的增税方案一起，将拖累2013年GDP增长1.25个百分点，使今年沦为又一个复苏萎靡、就业创造下滑的年份。