Mr Obama may either have to renege on his promise to slash the deficit to 3% of GDP in 2013 from more than 12% now, rein in his spending promises or raise taxes more.

• 奥巴马要么得违背自己于2013年将财政赤字从现在的超过GDP的12%25降低到3%25的承诺，控制开销；要么增加税收。