由于经济衰退、国家性突发事件以及反恐战争等原因,美国州与地方政府的财政收入增长率出现显著下降,而辖区安全、医疗补助等财政开支却难以削减。全国州长协会执行主任Ray Scheppach发出警告:美国各州正面临二战以来最严重的财政危机。 Due to the economic recession, national emergency and the war on terror, the state and local governments in the United States have experienced a marked decline in the growth rate of their fiscal revenue while the financial expenditures such as the area’s security and medical subsidies have been hard to be curtailed. Ray Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, warned that the U.S. states are facing the worst financial crisis since World War II.