The refusal by both Republicans and Democrats to give ground on the budget is preventing the government from dealing with its massive fiscal deficit and rapidly rising national debt. Indeed, the Congressional Budget Office projects that the national debt could increase to 82% of GDP over the next ten years – more than double the debt ratio as recently as 2008.
坎布里奇——美国似乎陷入了危险的经济停滞陷阱。共和党和民主党均拒绝在预算问题上让步，这让美国政府无法处理大规模财政赤字和快速上升的国民债务问题。事实上，国会预算办公室估计，国民债务将在未来十年内上升至GDP的82%，即2008年水平的两倍。