In this space I have often criticised the Obama administration for failing to lead on US fiscal policy. Its recent budget, and the revised outline that instantly replaced it, were entirely unserious. Even now, the White House lacks a detailed proposal either for dealing with the immediate political challenge of raising the statutory debt ceiling and thus avoiding default – time for this runs out in a few more weeks – or for addressing the longer-term fiscal problem.
在这个专栏中，我经常批评奥巴马政府未能引导好美国的财政政策。它近期提出的预算案，以及随后用以替换这份预算案的一份经过修订的纲要，一点儿都不谈不上严肃。即便到了现在，白宫也仍未能拿出一份详细的提案，来化解提高法定债务上限这一紧迫政治挑战、进而避免违约（再过几周就会发生），或是来解决中长期财政问题。
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