With the selection of Paul Ryan as the Republican vice-presidential candidate, it is clear both political parties agree that the central issue in the presidential election will be the scale and scope of government involvement in the US economy. There will be disagreement over what constituted “normal” levels of spending in the past and indeed over what constitutes “spending”. But there is a widespread view in both parties that it is feasible and desirable that in the future the federal government will be no larger as a share of the overall economy than it has been historically.
从保罗•瑞安(Paul Ryan)被选为共和党副总统候选人可以明显看出，美国两党已经达成共识，本届总统选举的核心议题将是联邦政府在美国manbetx20客户端下载 活动中所占的规模和影响的范围。两党对历史上什么是“正常”的政府支出水平以及“政府支出”应包含哪些组成部分可能存在不同意见。但一个在两党中均广为流传的观点认为，未来降低联邦政府在整体manbetx20客户端下载 中所占比重是可行的，也是恰当的。