For once, the faltering Czech presidency of the EU reflected a European consensus when it defined Obama’s astronomic financial stimulus as a “road to hell.” The unprecedented explosion of America’s fiscal deficit raises the risk of high inflation in the future – exactly the kind of scenario that Europeans want to prevent at all cost.
在挽救美国摇摇欲坠的金融体系方面，奥巴马比任何一个欧洲政府都更具干预性。举步维艰的欧盟轮值主席国捷克终于头一次反映了欧洲共识：将奥巴马的庞大财政刺激计划称为“通往地狱之路。”美国财政赤字前所未有的爆炸性增长提升了未来的高通胀风险—而这正是欧洲人不惜一切代价想要防止的情况。