The failure of the congressional supercommittee to reach a deal on the budget is a sad reflection of the polarisation in the US today. But this failure has roots that go well beyond the individuals charged with coming up with a plan to reduce the deficit; they go to the very nature of the political system. And while this committee has failed ignominiously, it contains the seed of an idea that might show us a way out of paralysis.
美國國會超級委員會未能就預算達成協議，悲哀地反映出當今美國國內的對立局面。但造成失敗的並不是那些負責減赤計劃的個人，而是美國政治制度的特性。儘管超級委員會不光彩地失敗了，但它卻指出了一個也許能讓我們擺脫僵局的思路。
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