这样一来就可能引发更为令人担忧的第三种情况：谈判旷日持久，遥遥无期，给政府的财政支付，履行其他合同义务以及公共服务造成更大的紊乱。
This brings us to a third, and even more unsettling possibility: a longer and more protracted negotiation, resulting in greater disruptions to government entitlement payments, other contractual obligations, and public services.