考虑到美国政府当前每1美元的支出中就有40美分债务的处境，一个真正具有约束力的债务限额将迫使其不顾一切地大幅削减支出。
With the US government now borrowing around 40% of every dollar it spends, a truly binding debt ceiling would immediately force the government to reduce spending radically and in a disorderly fashion.