Finally, with the November elections in sight and subsequently out of the way, some believe that politicians in Washington might finally be in a better position to agree to much-needed grand policy bargains. In addition to removing the damaging specter of the fiscal cliff – a potentially disruptive economic hindrance equivalent to some 4% of GDP, in the form of excessively blunt spending cuts and across-the-board tax increases – greater political effectiveness would serve to remove other uncertainties that inhibit certain economic activities.
最后，11月大选即将到来。因此有人认为，大选结束后华盛顿政客们最终能够更好地在一些颇为紧要的政策讨价还价中形成一致。除了消灭财政悬崖这个危险的怪物——可能会对经济造成相当于GDP的4%的损失，其形式包括过度的支出削减和全面的增税——之外，政治效率的改善还能够消除其他困扰经济活动的不确定性。