但是，在大选结束后，税收和支出政策、贸易政策、联邦主义、监管以及防务政策都将出现改变（改变有多剧烈，取决于谁能胜出 ） ， 并对美国的财政状况、国际收支和其他方方面面（包括美国与世界其他地区的关系）产生重大影响。
But, following the election, taxes and spending, trade policy, federalism, regulation, and defense will take a different course – how different depends on who wins – with important implications for America’s fiscal position, external balance, and much else, including its relations with the rest of the world.