Imagine you are a US federal employee. Washington recently declared you “non-essential” and you are about to start your third week on enforced leave. Perhaps the government will reopen this week. Maybe it will take several more. It does not affect the big picture. You are in your fourth year of a pay freeze and it would take a lot to restore your morale. Much the same applies to the US government. Shutdowns come and go. But the system’s atrophy goes on.
設想你是美國聯邦政府的一名雇員。最近美國宣布，你是“非必要”員工，因此馬上就要進入第三周強制休假了?；蛟S美國政府將于本周重新開門。或許還等再等好幾周時間。這并不會改變大局。你的工資凍結已經進入第四年了，要恢復你的士氣可不容易。美國政府也面臨類似的情形。政府關閉之后，又會恢復運行。但這套體系的衰落卻在一直持續。
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