If Merkel opts for substantial deficit spending now , she will lose support, which is already fading fast because of increased state debt, nationalization, stimulus programs, etc. But if unemployment shoots up in the early summer and some household-name companies go under, she could be seen as having done too little, allowing the Social Democrats to grab the election.
9月竞选的结果越来越不确定，而默克尔现在所处的位置非常尴尬，随时有可能演化为一场真正的困局。如果默克尔 现在 就选择巨额赤字消费，她将从此失去民众的支持，而国债增加、国有化、刺激计划等已经让这种支持迅速消失。但如果夏初时节出现失业率飙升和家喻户晓的企业陷入破产，民众又可能认为她做得不够，从而使社会民主党取得选举的胜利。