Without a strategy for growth, an effort to reduce government spending, and a policy to stop deflation, a tax hike will not solve the problem. Indeed, some economists fear that a fiscal crisis could erupt even aftera tax hike is passed.
目前民主党政府最需要做的就是恢复对经济的综合管理。加税只是其中一部分，如果没有一个增长战略，一个减少政府支出的举措以及遏制通货紧缩政策的话，加税也不能解决问题。事实上，有一些经济学家担心财政危机将在加税政策获得通过之后更加恶化。