LONDON – The financial crisis that started in 2007 shrunk the world economy by 6% in two years, doubling unemployment. Its proximate cause was predatory bank lending, so people are naturally angry and want heads and bonuses to roll – a sentiment captured by the current worldwide protests against “Wall Street.”
伦敦——始于2007年的金融危机在2年时间里让世界经济收缩了6%，让失业人数翻了一倍。危机最有可能的原因是银行的掠夺式放贷，因此人民自然感到十分愤怒，要求银行家下台、减少银行高管薪酬——这一情绪甚至激发了当前风靡全球的“占领华尔街”运动。