在美国当前的政治辩论中，最流行的做法莫过于两党争相向中产阶级做出更大的政治承诺，而且主要集中在削减政府预算和减税上，但与此同时美国的财政赤字却已经超过了GDP的10 % 。
What passes for American political debate is a contest between the parties to give bigger promises to the middle class, mainly in the form of budget-busting tax cuts at a time when the fiscal deficit is already more than 10% of GDP.