Excessive debt caused not only the 2008 crisis, but also the East Asia crisis in the 1990s and the Latin American crisis in the 1980s. It continues to cause untold suffering in the US, where millions of homeowners have lost their homes, and is now threatening millions more in Poland and elsewhere who took out loans in Swiss francs.
希腊也再次提醒我们有多么需要债务重组框架。过度负债不但导致了2008年危机，20世纪90年代的东亚危机和80年代的拉美危机也是拜过度负债所赐。过度负债还在继续造成美国难以名状的痛苦，数百万屋主失去了房子，而数百万波兰和其他国家背负着瑞士法郎贷款的人目前也是危如累卵。