For fiscal policy, the crisis showed the value of maintaining low public debt and deficits during good times: countries with healthier public finances have more space to cushion the economic impact of crises. But the Great Recession has caused public debt and deficits in many advanced economies to soar.
对于财政政策来说，危机显示出了在好年景时维持低水平公共债务以及低财政赤字的重要性：那些公共财政更为健康的国家有更多的余地去缓冲危机的冲击。但大萧条曾经导致许多发达经济体的公共债务和财政赤字同时飙升。