与共和党传统相悖的是,许多共和党人如今在意识形态上反对联邦在基础设施建设上履行任何重要职能,而是希望将这一职能下放到各州。因此,设想美国国会会按巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)的要求建立一家公共基础设施银行恐怕也不现实。该银行可用100亿美元作为种子基金,撬动大量私人部门资金,用于跨州项目投资——这在很大程度上与欧洲投资银行(European Investment Bank)类似。这家银行可能仍将停留在规划中。
Building bridges, occasionally to nowhere, was once a bipartisan pursuit. As the US heads towards a consequential reckoning with its fiscal future, it is worth stressing that Washington will be aiming to set the federal budgetary parameters for many years ahead. Before lawmakers do so, they should take a trip to east Asia – say from JFK to Changi, or Chek Lap Kok, or any number of airports – and feel the difference. Though they would have to ignore the medieval conditions around it, they could even go via New Delhi’s new airport and travel on the city’s air-conditioned new metro system. My mother-in-law would be delighted to welcome them with a cup of chai masala and some gentle finger-wagging about the US power grid.
修建桥梁(偶尔修座不通向任何地方的桥)曾是美国两党的共同追求。在美国即将就其财政未来做出重要抉择之际,值得强调的是,华盛顿需着眼于今后若干年设定相应的联邦预算参数。在议员们采取行动之前,他们应该先去东亚转转,比如说从肯尼迪国际机场(JFK)到新加坡樟宜机场(Changi)、或香港赤鱲角机场(Chek Lap Kok)、或若干其他机场,感受一下美国机场与东亚机场的差异。他们甚至可以在新德里的新机场转机,搭乘一下这座城市带空调的新地铁(尽管他们可能需要忽略新机场周边的中世纪环境)。我的岳母肯定乐于用印度香料奶茶(chai masala)来款待他们,然后轻轻摇摇食指,表达一下对美国电网的不屑。
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