It is difficult to remember a more dismal moment in American politics. The debt ceiling crisis and the agreement that ended it point to deep dysfunction in our system. In a variety of ways, the episode portends continued short-term economic misery and long-term national decline. It is as if the US chose at the last minute not to commit financial suicide – but only out of preference for a slower, more excruciating form of self-destruction.
我們很難記起美國政治中還有比眼下更哀涼的時刻。債務上限危機、以及標志這一危機告終的協議，表明我們的體系存在嚴重的功能失調問題。從很多方面來說，這一插曲預示著短期內經濟苦難將繼續，而長期內國家將走向衰落。這好比美國在最后一刻選擇了放棄金融自殺——但只是因為想選擇一種更緩慢、也更令人痛苦的自我毀滅。
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