Pension payments now account for 16% of Greek GDP precisely because Greece’s economy is 25% smaller than it was in 2009. Without five years of disastrous austerity, Greek GDP might be 33% higher than it is now, and pensions would be 12% of GDP rather than 16%.
如今，退休金占希腊GDP的16%，原因正在于希腊经济比2009年缩小了25%。如果没有这五年灾难性的紧缩，希腊GDP将比现在高33%，退休金占GDP之比将是12%而非16%。其中的算术就是真么简单。