但是，即使财政悬崖最后只是增长的小趔趄 — — GDP只损失0.5 % — —且年末年增长率最后只有1.5 % （ 看起来很有可能 ） ， 财政拖累仍将把经济增速压低到停滞水平 — — 经济增长率低于1 % 。
But, even if the fiscal cliff turns out to be a mild growth bump – a mere 0.5% of GDP – and annual growth at the end of the year is just 1.5%, as seems likely, the fiscal drag will suffice to slow the economy to stall speed: a growth rate of barely 1%.