I was afraid Congress would get into a bidding war for the coming surpluses and squander them on tax cuts and spending before we had dealt with the baby boomers retirement.

• 我担心国会在没有解决婴儿潮这一代人退休问题之前就会为即将出现的财政盈余展开争夺战，把钱浪费在减税和其它开销上。