American voters traditionally have favored smaller government and lower taxes than Europeans have favored (or at least tolerated). Add continued anger over financial bailouts, rising spending, and the exploding national debt, and even America’s Democrats – the country’s traditional big-spending party – are finally talking deficit reduction.
在欧洲，德国和荷兰等财政状况良好的国家的选民对政府、银行和债权人的援助非常不满。美国选民在传统上比欧洲人更喜欢小政府、低税收（也可以说欧洲人对大政府、高税收的忍耐力比美国人高）。财政援助、支出上升和国民债务爆炸激起了民众的愤怒情绪，即使是民主党（该党传统上支持大规模支出）也开始谈论削减赤字了。