But President Barack Obama and the congressional Democrats oppose any reduction in future entitlement programs, while the Republican presidential candidates and their party’s congressional delegation oppose any increase in tax revenues. The result is the current stalemate in reducing the fiscal deficit and reversing the growth of the national debt.
但奥巴马总统和国会中的民主党反对任何福利项目削减计划，而共和党总统候选人及其国会代表反对任何税收增加计划。结果就是当前的僵局——无法削减财政赤字，也无法扭转国民债务的上升趋势。