Krugman has vigorously protested that deficit reduction has prolonged and even intensified what he repeatedly calls a “depression” (or sometimes a “low-grade depression”). Only fools like the United Kingdom’s leaders (who reminded him of the Three Stooges) could believe otherwise.
克鲁格曼强烈反对削减赤字延长甚至加剧了他反复所谓的“萧条”（有时也称为“低度萧条”）的观点。只有英国领导人这样的蠢货（让他想起了“三傻”（Three Stooges））才会相信这样的观点。