The Germans would have done better to admit that fiscal austerity is contractionary in the short run. The Greeks would have done better to admit that democracy does not mean that one country’s people can vote to give themselves other countries’ money.
各方都拒绝承认错误，这让另一方更加顽固。德国人如果能够承认财政紧缩在短期引起衰退，就能做出更好的选择。希腊如果承认民主并不意味着一国人民可以让自己获得其他国家的钱，也可以做得更好。