The overwhelming – and sensible – expectation is that the two parties will compromise and raise the debt ceiling before inflicting serious economic and financial dislocations. The most recent precedent was the bipartisan agreement reached earlier this year on another fiscal issue that threatened to disrupt the normal functioning of government: the absence of a formally approved budget for this year.
目前主流（也合理）的期望是，两党能在国内经济和金融严重扭曲前不计前嫌，调高债务限额。而最近的范例就是在今年早些时候的本年度财政预算案，当时这一预算案一直未能得到国会批准，进而威胁到政府的正常运行，最后终于在妥协中过关。