El actual callejón sin salida económico es alarmante porque los mercados financieros podrían reaccionar negativamente y porque el retraso para hacer frente al déficit fiscal se traduce en una mayor deuda nacional.
Reducing tax expenditures while lowering marginal tax rates can produce substantial revenue by increasing the level of taxable income. The current economic stalemate is troubling, because financial markets could react adversely, and because delays in addressing the fiscal deficit means a higher national debt.