While some of the criticism might have merit, what gives politicians the moral authority to criticize? After all, as the EFSF shows, their orientation can be more short term and irrational than the market’s, repeating the same mistakes because they seem not to have learned from them.
次贷危机爆发后，政治家们声称市场既鼠目寸光又缺乏理智，并迫不及待地制定新的调控措施。 虽然有些批评有一定道理，但政治家凭什么掌握批评的道德权力？ 归根结底，就像欧洲金融市场稳定基金表明的那样，他们的取向可能比市场更加疯狂短视，并重复与市场同样的错误，因为他们并没有从中吸取教训。