The failure of the congressional supercommittee to reach a deal on the budget is a sad reflection of the polarisation in the US today. But this failure has roots that go well beyond the individuals charged with coming up with a plan to reduce the deficit; they go to the very nature of the political system. And while this committee has failed ignominiously, it contains the seed of an idea that might show us a way out of paralysis.
美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)超級(jí)委員會(huì)未能就預(yù)算達(dá)成協(xié)議,悲哀地反映出當(dāng)今美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)的對(duì)立局面。但造成失敗的并不是那些負(fù)責(zé)減赤計(jì)劃的個(gè)人,而是美國(guó)政治制度的特性。盡管超級(jí)委員會(huì)不光彩地失敗了,但它卻指出了一個(gè)也許能讓我們擺脫僵局的思路。
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