接踵而来的沮丧消息的无情打击使公众越来越深信,经济正处于恼人的深刻危机之中。热病似的通货膨胀从前是罕见的,一般只发生在战时,现在却成为痼疾。物价暴涨一度是同挥霍无度的“香蕉国”相联系的,现在却成为北美和西欧的通病,并且威胁到民主社会的基础。无数迹象表明:尽管美国经济已经进入衰退,物价还会继续飞涨。卡特总统陷在经济的 The merciless blows followed by the frustration came as the public became more convinced that the economy was in an annoying and profound crisis. Fever-like inflation was rare before, and generally only occurred during wartime, but now it has become a chronic illness. The surge in prices, once linked to the squandering “banana kingdom”, has now become a common problem in North America and Western Europe and threatens the foundations of a democratic society. Numerous signs show that although the U.S. economy has entered a recession, prices will continue to skyrocket. President Carter stuck in economics