Schauble’s proposal has both an economic and a geopolitical dimension. Economically, it exposes the deep divide between those who believe that external imbalances are the fault of those who spend too little and those who believe that they are the fault of those who spend too much.
朔伊布勒的提议在经济和地缘政治上都具有重要意义。经济上，该提议暴露了两派在外部失衡上的巨大分歧：一派认为应归咎于消费过少，一派认为消费过多难逃其咎。