In the US, as elsewhere, debates about fiscal policy should be open, with clear statements of alternative goals and balanced assessments of how best to pay for what government does. Unfortunately, a debate and the compromises that follow are not what the Republicans have in mind.
在美国和其他地方，财政政策辩论应做到公开透明，明确替代目标和平衡评估如何以最佳方式支付政府费用。不幸的是，辩论和随之而来的妥协并不符合共和党人的想法。博纳的被迫离开前所未有地增强了这样的可能性——即美国和世界将很快面临另一次自己造成的经济冲击，而这种冲击完全是由共和党的焦土预算战术造成的。