Our leaders may be intellectually challenged, but they are not suicidal. Deficit reduction eventually will be put into cold storage, either openly, as I would prefer, or surreptitiously, as is politicians’ way.
这就是当前欧洲大部（和其他地区）经济政策的疯狂逻辑。当然，一条路走到黑是不太可能的。紧缩之路必将伴随众多杂音，比如银行、货币体系、社会凝聚力、政权合法性等等。我们的领导人将经受智力挑战，但他们不会走上自杀之路的。预算削减最终将被打入冷宫，不管是公开宣布（我希望如此）还是暗地进行（政客的惯用伎俩）。在英国，人们已经开始谈论A+计划了。