CAMBRIDGE – The United States still faces a dangerous fiscal deficit, but one might not know it from the complacency that dominates budget discussions in Washington. Regarded as an urgent problem until recently, the federal deficit is now being placed on the back burner of American politics.
美国剑桥—美国依然面临着危险的预算赤字，但这个赤字可能无法从华盛顿预算讨论中所弥漫的自鸣得意之情中获知。此前联邦赤字被视为一个紧迫问题，但现在已经沦为美国政坛的次等问题。