This is the historical analogy drawn by those who want governments to do more, particularly banks that feel vulnerable and desperately need a public bailout. In August 2007, some German banks, at the earliest signs of difficulty because of their exposure to US sub-prime mortgages, started to talk only of 1931.
20世纪30年代的大萧条则是一个较为灰暗的先例，当时再多的流动资金也没起作用。采用这个历史类比的是希望政府发挥更大作用的人，尤其是那些前途堪忧、急需公开紧急融资的银行。2007年8月，某些德国银行因为受美国次级房贷的影响，一看到不好的苗头，就开口闭口都是1931。