THE DEAL to raise America’s debt ceiling is finally done. The government will now be able to resume borrowing money to pay its bills, and avoid a default. The last-minute agreement will suspend the debt ceiling and flatten some categories of spending for two years, until after the next election. Why does America has this pointless, exhausting ritual? And how can Congress get rid of it?
提高美国债务上限的交易终于完成了。政府现在将能够恢复借钱来支付其账单，并避免违约。最后一分钟的协议将暂停债务上限，并使某些类别的支出划定了两年，直到下次选举后。为什么美国有这种毫无意义的仪式？国会怎么能摆脱它？
The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch assesses the impact of the agreement. We go back to a previous wrangling over the debt ceiling. And The Economist’s James Bennet surmises the political implications of the deal.
经济学家的西蒙·拉比诺维奇（Simon Rabinovitch）评估了协议的影响。我们回到以前的债务上限上的争吵。经济学家的詹姆斯·本奈特（James Bennet）推测了该交易的政治含义。
