The Obama policy would thus lead to ever-higher deficits and debt ratios well over 100% of GDP, a level that numerous studies imply would reduce US economic growth by one-third or more and might induce a sovereign-debt crisis. Some observers suggest that Obama’s unspoken plan is ever-growing entitlements eventually paid for by a European-style value-added tax.
因此，奥巴马的政策将导致更高的赤字水平，债务比率将远高于GDP的100%，大量研究表明，如此水平将导致美国经济增长率萎缩三分之一以上，并引发主权债务危机。一些观察者认为奥巴马未明言的计划是用欧洲式的增值税来为不断增加的福利支出买单。