The Tea Party movement exploited this resentment, and Obama is now on the defensive. The Republicans campaign against any further stimulus, and the administration now pays lip service to fiscal rectitude, even if it recognizes that deficit reduction may be premature.
这一决定的效果适得其反，掀起了不小的政治波澜。信用卡费用飙涨（从8%升至近30%），而公众却目睹着银行赚取大把利润、派发丰厚奖金。茶党（Tea Party）运动充分利用了公众的这种情绪，而奥巴马成了众矢之的。共和党人游说群众反对任何进一步的刺激计划，声称政府的财政整合只是画饼充饥——它们明知削减债务时机远未成熟。