To be sure, a fiscal union such as that in the United States is a distant prospect that eurozone leaders should not expect to achieve any time soon – or even in their lifetimes. But that does not mean that establishing a fiscal union is a chimera.
平心而论，像美国那样的财政联盟是一个遥远的梦，不是欧洲领导人应该追求的近期目标——或许他们这辈子都不用想。但这并不意味着成立财政联盟是痴人说梦。现在开始向正确的方向迈出小步将带来极大的不同。