After an “age” of excessive leverage, debt creation, and credit entitlement that culminated in the 2008 global financial crisis, America still faces the tricky challenge of allocating cumulative losses that continuously inhibit investment, jobs, and competitiveness. Until now, Congress’s excessive political polarization has translated into an approach that has pushed more of the burden of adjustment onto those who are less able to bear it.
在经历了过度杠杆化、债务创造和信贷泛滥、并在2008年全球金融危机爆发前达到顶峰的“时代”后，美国仍然面临着一项艰巨的挑战——如何分配持久抑制投资、就业和竞争力的累积损失。到目前为止，国会的过度政治极端化已经产生了让承受能力较弱者经受更多调整负担的效果。