尽管一些传统开支的削减原本就是支出控制的一部分，但这一办法需要辅之以削减“税收支出 ” — —即税法中补贴医保、按揭贷款和地方政府税收之类的部分。
Although some cuts in traditional outlays should be part of efforts to rein in spending, this approach should be supplemented by reducing “tax expenditures” – the special features of the tax code that subsidize health care, mortgage borrowing, local-government taxes, etc..