If the fiscal deficits are to fall sharply in the medium term, as they need to, the new president needs effective programmes for private sector deleveraging and global reform and adjustment.
---Martin Wolf, associate editor and chief economics commentator at the Financial Times
若中期的财政赤字如需要的那样大幅下跌，新上任的总统应当推出有效的项目使私营企业“去杠杆化”并进行全球化改革和调整。
――马丁?沃尔夫，《金融时报》副主编、首席经济评论员
With the first half of the rescue plan now committed…Obama believes the need is imminent and urgent.We cannot afford to wait.
---Lawrence H. Summers, Obama’s top economic adviser at the White House
救援方案已经实施过半，奥巴马认为需求急切而紧迫。我们已经等待不起了。
――劳伦斯?萨默斯，白宫首席经济顾问
The jobs we create will be in businesses large and small across a wide range of industries.And they’ll be the kind of jobs that don’t just put people to work in the short term, but position our economy to lead the world in the long term.
---Obama
我们制造的就业机会涵盖各行各业大大小小的机构。这些工作不仅仅在短期内保证人们不失业，更能让我们的经济长期保持世界领先。
――奥巴马
There is only one thing we have got to do in the stimulus, and that is how can we create jobs.
---Tom Harkin, Iowa Senator
经济刺激计划中我们只需做一件事，那就是如何创造就业机会。
――汤姆?哈金，爱荷华州民主党参议员
Investment, investment, investment has got to be the central focus:energy, roads, bridges, waterways, housing.Job creation is Job One.
---Kent Conrad, North Dakota Senator and chairman of the Budget Committee
投资，投资，投资应该是最核心的焦点：能源上，道路桥梁上，航道上，以及住房上。创造就业机会只是我们要做的事情之一。
――肯特?康拉德，北达科他州民主党参议员、参议院预算委员会主席
I don’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon as possible.If nothing is done, this recession could linger for years. The unemployment rate could reach double digits.
---Obama
我认为现在开始改变也为时不晚，但是我们得大刀阔斧，立即采取行动。碌碌无为只会导致经济衰退持续更多年，失业率也会随之上升到双位数。
――奥巴马
Speed is the answer---the fast will always beat the slow, but you need a plan for where to go.
---John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco
速度就是答案――兵贵神速，但是你需要先计划出下步往哪儿走。
――约翰?钱伯斯，思科全球总裁兼CEO
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