So that is where the US is now: in the middle of a financial crisis, with the economy sliding into recession, monetary policy already at maximum easing, and fiscal transfers impotent. That is an unenviable situation, to say the least, for any incoming president.
所以这就是美国的现状：深陷一场金融危机之中，经济正走向衰退，货币政策已经宽松到最大限度，财政转移支付不力。至少这对于任何一位继任总统都不是什么大好形势。