Ferguson’s argument amounts to that of a brutal disciplinarian who claims vindication for his methods by pointing out that the victim is still alive. In pleading on behalf of British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, he points out that the UK economy grew by 2.6% last year (the “best performing of the G-7 economies”), but ignores the damage that Osborne inflicted on the economy en route to this recovery.
弗格森的观点就像是残酷不仁的严格执行者，认为受害者还活着就说明他的方法是可行的。他为英国财政大臣乔治·奥斯本（George Osborne）辩护，说英国经济去年增长了2.6%（是“G-7经济体中表现组好的”），但对奥斯本给经济复苏过程中造成的伤害只字不提。