On balance, it thus seems that this time – or, rather, this post-crisis environment – really is different, and that macroeconomic policies have done little to improve matters. Countries like the US and the UK, which are accumulating debt at a record pace, are betting that deficit spending will eventually pay off in a stronger economy.
综上所述，似乎本次——或者说这个后危机环境——确实是不一样的，而宏观经济政策也未能令情况得到多少改善。像美国和英国这样不断以破纪录的速度累积着债务的国家正在进行一场赌博，赌这些赤字消费能最终在一个更强大的经济中得以偿还。但它们也冒着债务/GDP比率超过100%的风险，一旦市场情绪向不利方向转换，就只能任由市场摆布了。