Indeed, such attitudes are potentially disastrous. If they came to be accepted as the guiding principles of European policy, Europe’s economy would become petrified, with stagnant growth making it impossible to afford even modest levels of social transfers.
事实上，这种观点可能会是灾难性的。如果它们成为欧洲政策的指导方针，那么欧洲的经济将会变得僵化、停滞不前，从而无法支付即使是温和程度的社会资金转移。