Low interest rates, the dollar’s continuing role as the world’s main reserve currency, and the capacity of the public sector to increase spending make the case for higher infrastructure spending compelling. In the twentieth century, the US government spent billions of dollars to rebuild the European economy.
美国决策者没有理由束手认命。低利率、美元仍保持世界主要储备货币地位，以及公共部门有增加支出的能力，这些条件让提高基础设施支出底气十足。在二十世纪，美国政府耗资数十亿美元重建欧洲经济。本世纪上半叶，美国应该对自己做同样的事。