If China and America had not pumped partly debt-financed money into their economies beginning in 2009, the German economy would have taken a serious hit. Germans must now ask themselves whether they, who have profited the most from European integration, are willing to pay the price for it or would prefer to let it fail.
但这确实有用：德国的出口导向型增长之基石正是美国和新兴国家所采取的此类计划。如果美国和中国不在2009年初将部分以债务融资得到的资金注入经济中，那么德国经济将会受到严重冲击。如今，德国人必须扪心自问：作为从欧洲一体化中受益最大的群体，他们是愿意为此出点血，还是宁愿坐视欧洲一体化夭折？