In either case, the US government, hamstrung by already-wide deficits, may feel powerless to respond with countercyclical fiscal policy. With confidence in Bush’s economic management almost as low as confidence in his management of the Iraq war, there is every reason to worry that should one of these crises emerge, it will not be well managed.
不管是哪种情况，已经为巨额赤字所累的美国政府都可能会感到无力拿出反周期性财政政策加以应对。人们对布什管理经济的信心，几乎和对他管理伊拉格战争的信心一样低，所以，我们有充足的理由担心，如果这些危机出现，将得不到良好管理。