To be sure, Romney and Ryan have failed to provide specifics about how they would reduce the fiscal deficit, relying on “trust me” assertions. But the overarching direction of their proposals is clear: more tax cuts, disproportionately benefiting those at the top, coupled with significantly lower non-defense discretionary spending, disproportionately hurting everybody else – and weakening the economy’s growth prospects.
实事求是地说，罗姆尼和莱恩并没有给出如何减少财政赤字的细节，只是在空喊“相信我”的口号。但他们的方案的主要方向是明确的：更多的减税——让顶层人士大捞好处，同时大量削减非防务自由裁量支出——让其他人大受其害并恶化经济增长前景。