To be sure, the economic mess created in Greece – the result of government profligacy, official corruption, and widespread tax evasion – merited some international assistance. And the IMF did impose conditions on its loans to Greece – including fiscal austerity, privatization, and structural reform of its pension and tax systems – most of which were necessary to address the country’s insolvency.
平心而论，在希腊造成的经济混乱——拜政府挥霍、官员腐败和普遍逃税所赐——缺失应该给予一些国际援助。而IMF也确实给其希腊贷款加上了条件——包括财政紧缩、私有化和退休金和税收制度的结构改革——其中大部分条件都是解决希腊资不抵债问题不可或缺的措施。但最新的援助协议的条件是最严苛的——比本月早些时候希腊公投所一边倒地拒绝的条件还要严苛。