290亿美元!这是一个惊人的数字。许多人正在想方设法解决他们的家庭预算,并为自己的收支不敷而忧虑不安;对他们来说,政府提出的预算,一年的支出竞超出收入这么大一笔数字,确实感到震惊。可是同美国的经济规模相比,这个数字不过是一个小小的尾数罢了。到1980年9月年度终了的时候,美国提供的商品及劳务价值将达到2.6万亿美元。那么,290亿这个数字又意味着什么呢?财政赤字是否关系重大呢?如果是关系重大,那么为什 29 billion US dollars! This is a staggering figure. Many are finding ways to solve their household budgets and worry about their own shortfalls in revenue. To them, it is indeed a shame that the government’s budget, a year’s expenditure, exceeds such a large sum of income. However, compared with the U.S. economy, this number is only a small mantissa. By the end of September 1980, the value of goods and services provided by the United States will reach 2.6 trillion U.S. dollars. So what does the figure of 29 billion mean? Is the fiscal deficit important? If it is of great importance, then what is the difference?