Deficit Effort Nears Collapse

Whigs

Partisan Divide Over Taxes, Spending Stalls Agreement on $1.2 Trillion in Cuts

The deficit-reduction supercommittee, stuck in a partisan deadlock, faces an almost certain collapse—raising the threat of disruptive military spending cuts and a resurgent public anger at Congress as it struggles with the basic tasks of governance.

Barring an unlikely, last-second breakthrough, the committee is expected to announce Monday that it failed to reach its mandated goal of writing a bipartisan bill to reduce deficits over the next 10 years by at least $1.2 trillion.

That expected failure injects a greater uncertainty into the nation's political and economic landscape heading into a volatile election year.

Cobra

Whigs 发表于 2011-11-20 22:08
Partisan Divide Over Taxes, Spending Stalls Agreement on $1.2 Trillion in Cuts

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不明白为什么这个很严重，不是谈不成，有个自动cut吗？Cut的总数额是一样的啊。

Whigs

Cobra 发表于 2011-11-21 01:01
不明白为什么这个很严重，不是谈不成，有个自动cut吗？Cut的总数额是一样的啊。

我的理解，谈成了，算有序撤退，自伤（内乱）的可能性比较小；
谈崩了，就是溃败，就是杀敌一万，自损八千，谁都落不了好。

特别是，自动cut有相当一部分（一半儿？）是从国防开支动手，
这对美国对全球的支配地位，将产生极其负面的影响。

ByStander

Cobra 发表于 2011-11-21 01:01
不明白为什么这个很严重，不是谈不成，有个自动cut吗？Cut的总数额是一样的啊。

可能还是怕短期影响，比如评级下调之类。上次降级大家记忆犹新。现在这帮政客的表现，让大家不得不小心些。