Therefore, the political response to rising inequality – whether carefully planned or the path of least resistance – was to expand lending to households, especially low-income households. The benefits – growing consumption and more jobs – were immediate, whereas paying the inevitable bill could be postponed into the future.
所以，面对日益加剧的社会不平等问题，政府的举措就是向普通家庭、尤其是低收入家庭扩大贷款，这一措施可能是精心规划的，也或者是反对意见很少，总之收效很快—消费额增加，就业率也上升了；贷款可以推迟到将来再还。这么说可能有挖苦意味，但在历史上就是这样，面对无法解决的国内中产阶级的深层次忧虑，政府也是一直利用宽松的信贷政策作为权宜之计。