The American economy will likely return to growth late this year and next, especially with all the monetary and fiscal stimulus (growth would have initially been slower and then much stronger without it), but it will still be an economy on a government lifeline. The big questions left unanswered are how far Obama wants to push the US toward a European-style social-welfare state, how he intends to pay for it, and how much long-term economic damage will result?
美国经济今年底和明年可能会恢复增长，特别是有了所有这些货币和财政刺激就更是如此（经济增长开始时可能较为缓慢，而后在没有刺激政策的情况下逐渐转为强势），但这样的经济发展仍然离不开政府的救生措施。隐而未答的问题是奥巴马在多大程度上愿意推动美国经济向欧洲式社会福利国家的方向发展，他要怎样支付这笔开支，以及会导致多少长期的经济损失？