All we know as of this writing is that a deal would probably involve cuts in near-term spending, meaning weaker growth and higher unemployment over the next 18 months. And we can assume that it would be repealed and replaced by something else come January 2013, either by a re-elected President Barack Obama, or by a new, Republican president.
坦白讲，没人知道到底会达成什么样的方案来提高债务上限。我们所能知道的是，该方案可能会包括削减近期支出的措施，这意味着在未来18个月里，增长会进一步放慢，失业率会进一步增加。我们还可以认为这些措施会在2013年1月结束，届时将会有新动作，抛出新措施的既可能是连任的奥巴马，也可能是新的共和党总统。