In America, by contrast, anxiety about public debt is making businesses and consumers tighten their purse strings.

在美国，恰恰相反，对公共负债的忧虑让商家和消费者都缩紧了腰包。

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Those that need more capital soon will get it only at a very high price if they can get it at all, as venture capitalists tighten their purse strings.

那些需要更多资本的公司很快将只能以非常昂贵的价格得到它，如果不管用什么方式他们能得到的话，因为风险投资商捂紧了他们的钱包。

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They may tighten their purse-strings too soon, withdrawing a stimulus that is still needed.

他们可能很快收紧财政政策，撤回一些仍然需要的刺激政策。

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However, Wetherspoon is the latest in a long line of leisure companies to warn on slower sales as consumers tighten their purse strings.

BBC: Wetherspoon slumps on profit warning