事实上，导致美国如今的财政危机（以及可能进一步伤害许多民众的政府支出削减）的原因其实很简单：各大银行的危机使美国民众付出了巨大的代价，并在全球范围内造成了巨大的负面影响。
Indeed, the reason there is a perceived fiscal crisis in the US today – along with spending cuts that will further hurt many people – is simple: the banks blew themselves up at great cost to the American people, with major negative global implications.