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作者: tiffiant    時間: 2011-7-18 07:11     標題: 8‧2美國乾塘?

8‧2美國乾塘?
美國總統奧巴馬接過前任留下的經濟爛攤子後,非但未能改變國家靠舉債度日的命運,反而要進一步提高發債上限以解燃眉之急。他上周一連五日與共和、民主兩黨國會領袖展開馬拉松式磋商,卻遭共和黨層層阻撓。眼見國家財政將於八月二日「乾塘」,奧巴馬改向人民求救,呼籲每個美國人都出一份力,迫使共和黨讓步。
奧巴馬前日發表每周廣播演說,再次公開表示願意在提高債務上限的議題跟共和黨妥協。他又對選民說:「你們把我們送到華盛頓,就是要做艱難的事、正確的事。」奧巴馬要求所有美國人拋開個人利益,擔起一份責任,促成議案通過,又強調最富裕的一群必須付出應負的一份。白宮顧問普盧夫(David Plouffe)亦為奧巴馬護航,批評共和黨絲毫不願讓步,犧牲了中產、老人和財困民眾的利益。


共和黨斥只想加稅
雖然奧巴馬一再表示「我們已經快沒時間了」,但共和黨不為所動。該黨參議員哈奇(Orrin Hatch)同日向民主黨發炮,斥責對方的方案未能有效削減開支,只是一味想大幅加稅。五十六名共和黨議員日前向奧巴馬聯名致信,認為即使未能達成協議,聯邦和地方政府在八月二日的限期後仍然會有錢用。

奧巴馬與共和黨的搏鬥亦影響到來年總統選舉的選情。雖然在短期內奧巴馬吃了共和黨不少苦頭,但分析指從長遠而言,可能會博得無黨派選民對他的支持。奧巴馬在演講中刻意拉攏民眾,並擺出願意為國家而妥協的姿態,就是為競選連任鋪路。

勢掀全球金融混亂
美國國會自一九一七年起設立國債上限制度,現時上限為十四萬二千九百億美元(約一百一十萬億港元),並已於五月中達到上限,財政部正採取臨時措施,維持聯邦政府償還國債利息等法定義務。然而財政部警告,假若國債上限未能及時在八月二日前提高,聯邦政府屆時將無錢可用,並面臨債務違約,勢將觸發全球金融市場大混亂,令美國再次陷入衰退。

作為美國最大債權國的中國,日前亦曾警告美國政府採取負責任措施,保障投資者利益。
作者: tiffiant    時間: 2011-7-18 07:12


奧巴馬希望利用公眾壓力,迫使國會達成妥協方案

奧巴馬上周跟一眾高官及國會領袖,齊集白宮商討提高國債上限的方案
作者: Catpiano    時間: 2011-7-18 07:45

乾塘?? where do american have 塘 to 乾 ??
作者: lo_pak    時間: 2011-7-18 08:01

回復 3# Catpiano

A deep black hole I suppose...
作者: peter236    時間: 2011-7-18 12:00

They are going bankrupt now. They need to reduce spending and prepare for a drastic drop in living standards for years to come. Their mirage of a developed country is disappearing.
作者: raffaello    時間: 2011-7-18 12:23

Poor Obama. Cleaning up Bush's mess.
作者: lo_pak    時間: 2011-7-18 14:45

回復 5# peter236

They won't as long as China keeps lending them money... The US are like international gangsters...
作者: peter236    時間: 2011-7-18 15:50

回復  peter236

They won't as long as China keeps lending them money... The US are like internation ...
lo_pak 發表於 2011-7-18 14:45


China is reducing their holdings of $US. But Japan's $1T foreign reserves is still mostly in $US. If The US debt collapse, Japan foreign reserves will be wiped out, while China will still have $2T foreign reserves.
作者: 快樂牛郎    時間: 2011-7-18 15:54

Poor Obama. Cleaning up Bush's mess.
raffaello 發表於 2011/7/18 12:23


the deficit went thru the sky after Obama took over
I don't know if it's left over from Bush or not
but this Obama crap is the worst thing ever out of the American voting system.
作者: rockypath    時間: 2011-7-18 16:06

Well, the limit will be eventually raised. Two parties just play game on each other.
作者: rainbow-davie    時間: 2011-7-19 00:20

US will not bankrupt, as long as they are the only superpower and US$ is the dominant currency.  (China is still far from challenging that).   so, all other countries will be the ones actually paying for US debt.   oh well.
作者: mcjohnjohn    時間: 2011-7-19 17:36

US will not bankrupt, as long as they are the only superpower and US$ is the dominant currency.  (Ch ...
rainbow-davie 發表於 2011-7-19 16:20

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