进一步施加财政刺激推动经济发展也将伴随相应的风险，既因为债务上限，也因为另一种更为不详的因素：美国已经过度负债，有迹象表明美国国债主要持有人最终厌倦了被偿以贬值的货币。
Providing further fiscal stimulus to boost economic growth would carry its own risks, owing to the debt ceiling and another, more ominous factor: America is already overly indebted, and there are signs that major holders of US government securities are finally tired of being repaid in depreciated currency.