零售虽有增长，经济仍然堪忧(2/2)

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概述:美国国会两党仍未就预算案达成一致。
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New York Stock Exchange
Ryan Alexander
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Congressional Budget Office
Bill Frenzel
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口语节目地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11921/item/700749/Key indexes on the New York Stock Exchange fell sharply.
Ryan Alexander at Taxpayers for Common Sense explains. "The markets are jittery because they don't see a way forward. You know, the economy is fragile because we're still in a recovery period. And you know, it's time for the president and the speaker and all of Congress to kind of step up, make some difficult choices and step back from the cliff."
Without a deal, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the combination of automatic year-end tax increases and spending cuts which constitute the fiscal cliff could nudge the U.S. economy back into recession.
Budget expert and former Republican Congressman Bill Frenzel says time is running out.
"The president's gonna have to give a little, the Senate's gonna have to give a little, the House is gonna have to give a little bit more. And I believe that because the consequences are so bad, they are going to come to an agreement.
The White House says failure by Congress to reach a budget deal could reduce consumer spending by nearly $200 billion next year and cut economic growth by 1.5%.纽约证券交易所的主要指标大幅下降。
Taxpayers for Common Sense的主席Ryan Alexander解释说：“（指标下降的原因是）买家很担心，因为前路并不明朗。经济依旧脆弱，因为我们仍然处于恢复期。总统、发言人以及所有国会议员是时候站出来应对挑战，做一些艰难的选择，以（使我们国家）远离这场危机。”
无党派的国会预算办公室表示，如果没有达成预算协议，那么年末必然会落实的增税减支政策，亦即“财政悬崖”，可能会使美国经济重回萧条。
预算专家，前共和党国会议员Bill Frenzel认为时间紧迫。
“总统必须做出点努力，参议院必须要做出点努力，众议院也要做出更多的努力。我相信，因为结果会非常糟糕，所以他们终会取得一致的。”
美国白宫称，若国会不能就预算协议达成一致，明年的居民消费支出可能会因此减少近2千亿美元，经济增长率降低1.5%。