在美国，自称“财政保守派”的政治领袖 — — 比如共和党确定的与总统候选人罗姆尼共同挑战11月大选的副总统人选保罗·莱恩 — — 更关注减税，而不管这会对联邦赤字和总未偿还债务水平的影响。
There, leading politicians who choose to call themselves “fiscal conservatives” – such as Paul Ryan, now the Republican Party’s presumptive vice-presidential nominee to run alongside presidential candidate Mitt Romney in November’s election – care more about cutting taxes, regardless of the effect on the federal deficit and total outstanding debt.