Although Krugman invented his discourse for an American readership, it perfectly fits the British case as well. In his first budget in June 2010, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne warned that “you can see in Greece an example of a country that didn’t face up to its problems, and that’s a fate I am determined to avoid.”
尽管克鲁格曼阐明个中道理是面向美国读者，但其中的道理也十分契合英国的情况。2010年6月，在其第一份预算中，财政大臣乔治·奥斯本（George Osborne）警告说，“希腊是一国不直面其问题的例子，我决心避免这一覆辙。”