2013年的1 500亿美元额外收入将相当于GDP的1 % ， 美国经济还吞不下如此巨额的数量，特别是如果还要加上政府支出削减和工资税增加的话。
Extra revenue of $150 billion in 2013 would be 1% of GDP, and could be too much for the economy to swallow, particularly if combined with reductions in government spending and a rise in the payroll tax.