The economic health of this country in the long run will be dependent on the economic health of the treasury, of our fiscal situation and we can't get that under control until we get the entitlement crisis under control.

而且这个国家的长期经济健康,会依赖于,国库的经济健康和财政形势的健康,只有控制好津贴的危机,才能控制住这些经济的问题。

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If we can't get the deficit under control and begin paying back this debt, we will be mortgaging the future of our children and grandchildren.

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Bonds sold off from the start of trading, and the selling accelerated after Moody's Investors Service said that the U.S. sovereign-debt could be negatively affected by the extension of tax cuts and if the government can't get its growing debt under control.

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But while US politicians were arguing over whether to inject more stimulus into the economy, the euro was creaking under the strain of forced austerity, and a new coalition government in the UK was promising to raise taxes and cut spending to get the economy under control - Thomas Herndon's homework assignment wasn't going well.

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