This national characteristic is not limited to individuals. The government, the central bank, the media, and companies wasted far too much time simply enduring deflation – time that they should have spent working actively to address it.
这一国民特性不仅仅体现在个人身上。日本政府、中央银行、媒体和公司浪费了太多时间忍受通缩——它们本应该把这些时间用在积极地解决通缩上的。