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Apple now has more cash to spend than the United States government. 就现在来看，美国政府所能支配的现金还不及苹果公司多。 Latest figures from the US Treasury Department show that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7bn (£45.3bn). Apple's most recent financial results put its reserves at $76.4bn. 在最近来自于美国财政部的数字显示，美国政府现在拥有的可支配现金为737亿美元。悲剧的是，苹果公司近日公布其可支配现金储备有764亿美元。 The US House of Representatives is due to vote on a bill to raise the country's debt ceiling, allowing it to borrow more money to cover spending commitments. If it fails to extend the current limit of $14.3 trillion dollars, the federal government could find itself struggling to make payments, and risks the loss of its AAA credit rating. The United States is currently spending around $200bn more than it collects in revenue every month. 美国政府的议员们近期将会投票决定是否要增加美国的债务上限，这样做的目的在于批准美国政府更高的借贷来满足开销。如果这次投票不能通过增加超过14.3万亿的限额，那么美国政府会发现自己在支付方面出现困难，而且也很可能丢掉AAA的信用评级（进一步了解信用评级）。按照当前的情况，美国政府每个月的开销比其支出要多2000亿美元。 | 
