“财政悬崖”是用来形容美国2013年1月开始的强制性削减开支和增加税收的一个术语。这将给美国政府带来一道难题:如果减支增收的法律生效,可能推动美国经济陷入双底衰退;但如果通过新的立法取消减支增收,则可能使美国面临与欧元区相同的危机风险。这种情况源于美国国会在2010年期间通过的《减税、失业保险再授权和创造就业机会法案》。该法案延长了布什减税两年和降低社会保障工资税的 The “fiscal cliff” is a term used to describe the mandatory U.S. spending cuts and tax increases that began in January 2013. That will give the U.S. government a dilemma: If the law to reduce the spending increases, it could push the U.S. economy into a double-dip recession; if the new legislation is passed to lift the revenue and reduce the revenue, then the U.S. may face the same crisis risk as the euro zone . This situation stems from the "tax credit, unemployment insurance reauthorization and job creation bill passed by the U.S. Congress in 2010. The bill extends Bush’s tax cuts for two years and lowers the social security payroll tax