But that is not true of the US or the UK, which both have large fiscal deficits. And most countries were adhering to reasonably tight fiscal discipline before the crisis of 2008 undermined their banks, cut their tax revenues, and forced up their sovereign debt.
但对有着巨额财政赤字的美国和英国来说并非如此。大部分在2008年危机前坚持较紧的财政纪律的国家，其银行都受到了冲击，其税收收入都出现了下降，其主权债务都发生了危机。