The fear is that people will clamp down on the spending and businesses will put a lid on hiring and capital investment, sending the economy into a tailspin.

• 令人担心的是，民众将缩减开销，而商业机构则会在雇佣及投资上盖上个盖子。这如同带给经济一个尾螺旋（飞机在进行陡直的螺旋式旋转时的迅速下降）。