Sometimes monetary and fiscal authorities have an obligation to ignore the wilder historical parallels and look at a broader picture. Sometimes, too, the best response to a crisis is this: don’t just do something; stand there and do nothing.
有时候货币和财政部门有义务忽略毫无根据的历史类比，而着眼于宏观的局势。有时候，对付危机的最好办法是：不要忙着做些什么；袖手旁观即可。