In two decades’ time, high unemployment would creep back. The false hopes raised by cutting taxes would have diverted policy makers away from fundamental reforms that are necessary if the Continent is to achieve the dynamism on which high rates of innovation, abundant job creation, and world-class productivity depend.
当前，新自由主义学派告诉欧洲大陆，降低劳动税能够解决高失业率问题。但是这样的降税所带来的效果，即使不是完全地，那也是在很大程度上转瞬即逝的——尤其是当福利承诺被节省了的时候。不出二十年，高失业率将重新悄悄潜回欧洲大陆。由于降税所引发的错误期待将使政策制定者把重心从基础改革移开，而那些改革正是欧洲大陆要再创繁荣所必不可少的，因为高革新率、充分的就业岗位以及国际级生产力都要借助于此项改革。