The failure of the congressional supercommittee to reach a deal on the budget is a sad reflection of the polarisation in the US today. But this failure has roots that go well beyond the individuals charged with coming up with a plan to reduce the deficit; they go to the very nature of the political system. And while this committee has failed ignominiously, it contains the seed of an idea that might show us a way out of paralysis.
美国国会超级委员会未能就预算达成协议，悲哀地反映出当今美国国内的对立局面。但造成失败的并不是那些负责减赤计划的个人，而是美国政治制度的特性。尽管超级委员会不光彩地失败了，但它却指出了一个也许能让我们摆脱僵局的思路。
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