A Republican administration has nationalised Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, though it is nationalisation with US characteristics. As a result, US housing finance has been brought under direct government control and, in the process, the gross liabilities of the US government, properly measured, have increased by $5,400bn (€3,800bn, £3,000bn), a sum equal to the entire publicly held debt and 40 per cent of gross domestic product.
不过，美国政府只是承认，这些“政府支持企业”担负着公共目标，风险由公众承担，尽管并非没有给予管理层巨额回报。这是一桩丑闻。目前尚不清楚，美国国民是否会承认这一点。由于这个烂摊子是两党造成的，答案很可能是否定的。
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