President Barack Obama has kicked off the 2012 budget. The reaction in Washington and beyond was predictable. Everyone has a view on the proposed spending cuts and whether they are deep enough. And what about the assumptions behind the forecasts: too optimistic or pessimistic? Cue, also, widespread concern that avoiding radical reform of military and entitlement spending makes a mockery of the process.
美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)揭开了2012年预算案的序幕。华盛顿和其他地区的反应是可想而知的。对于拟议中的支出削减计划以及它们的力度是否足够大，每个人都有各自的见解。那么，这些预测背后的假设又怎样——过于乐观，还是过于悲观呢？此外，人们普遍感到担心的是，不对军费和应享权益支出(entitlement spending)进行根本性改革，恐怕会使减赤沦为笑柄。
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