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From soaring inflation to a deepening energy crisis, the United States and Europe are facing no shortage of economic challenges, and Russia’s war against Ukraine – and the sanctions imposed in response to it – bears much of the blame. As Russia launches new rounds of missile attacks, we asked PS commentators what the West should be doing for Ukraine – and how likely it is to do it.
发自纽约—美国参议院民主党人的妥协性法案——即2022年《通货膨胀削减法案》——不仅应对了通胀，还解决了美国经济和社会长期存在几个关键性问题。
人们围绕当今通胀的成因展开了激烈辩论；但无论站在哪一边，这个法案都代表了一种进步：那些担心需求过度的人收获了超过3000亿美元的赤字削减，而在供给方面该法案将调动3690亿美元投资用于能源安全和脱碳。这将有助于降低能源成本（这是当前价格增长的主要驱动力之一）并使美国回归在2030年将其二氧化碳排放量（相对2005年水平）减少约40%的轨道。
这些投资将产生深远的回报。相对于当前的通胀，气候事件（山火、飓风、龙卷风和洪水）的成本更能拉低我们的生活水平，同时这些成本将不成比例地落在低收入家庭、有色人种和子孙后代身上，而且远远大于赤字的成本，也更难纠正。
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