Although US federal debt is projected to rise at an unsustainable rate in the long term, the right solution is not fiscal belt-tightening now, but rather a credible plan to stabilize the debt/GDP ratio gradually as the economy recovers. Indeed, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently observed, preventing a severe fiscal contraction in 2013 will boost growth, reduce the near-term deficit, and help to solve the long-term debt problem.
尽管美国联邦债务预计将以一种不能长期持续的速度上升，正确的解决方案并不是现在采取财政紧缩政策，而是随着经济复苏制定一个可靠的计划来逐渐稳定债务对GDP的比率。确实，根据美联储主席本·伯南克（Ben Bernanke）最近的观察，防止在2013年出现严重的财政紧缩将会推动经济增长，减少短期赤字并有助于解决长期的债务问题。