It may seem appalling to expect such a highly indebted country to continue to run deficits; but the world is willing to finance the US at negative real interest rates. Indeed, the main international concern has been US policymakers’ reluctance to raise the government’s debt ceiling!
指望已然高度负债的国家继续产生赤字，这乍听起来骇人听闻；但世界愿意以实际负利率为美国提供融资。事实上，主要的国际担心是美国决策者不愿意提高美国政府的债务上限！