The policies adopted or discussed by American policymakers and scholars nowadays – quantitative easing, fiscal-stimulus packages, government-deficit reduction – seek to cure only the symptoms of a deeper malaise. As a first step to recovery, the US must undertake serious financial-sector reforms.
如今美国政客和学界所讨论和采取的政策——量化宽松、财政刺激、政府赤字削减——都是治疗深层次问题的药方。作为迈向复苏的第一步，美国必须采取大手笔金融部门改革。正如列宁所指出的，金融资本主义是资本主义的最高形式——换句话说，也就是资本主义的终点。