但大多数州政府和地方政府的税收收入都遭遇暴跌，所以它们不得不大幅收缩开支，辞退警察、教师、消防队员，削减穷人的福利和社会服务。
But most state and local governments that have experienced a collapse in tax revenues must sharply retrench spending by firing policemen, teachers, and firefighters while also cutting welfare benefits and social services for the poor.