Others point out that the US Fed’s “quantitative easing” efforts have been modestly successful, at best. While undoubtedly mitigating the impact of the crisis, Europe’s “automatic stabilizers” are now said to be enough to ensure recovery, despite strong evidence to the contrary.
财政刺激的反对者悲观地指出，这些措施注定要失败，并以布什总统的减税计划为例。也有人指出，美联储的“量化宽松”措施最多只能说是取得了一定的成功。欧洲的“自动稳定器”尽管毫无疑问减轻了危机的影响，但如今也被认为不足以确保经济复苏（但大量证据表明正好相反）。