为了应对经济衰退,奥巴马政府选择强调代价高昂的短期解决方案——无效的刺激计划、无数毫无进展的住房计划以及急于投资“绿色”公司。结果,政策的不确定性——特别是税收和监管政策的不确定性——减缓了复苏。
(In response to the recession, the Obama administration chose to emphasize costly, short-term fixes - ineffective stimulus programs, myriad housing programs that went nowhere, and a rush to invest in 'green' companies. As a consequence, uncertainty over policy - particularly over tax and regulatory policy - slowed the recovery.)