Unlike the many Irish households that lost jobs and part of their wealth, the banks were deemed to be “too big to fail,” so Ireland’s political elites intervened with state funding. But, by under-estimating both the domestic and international aspects of the problem, the authorities transformed a banking problem into a national tragedy.
与许多失去了工作和部分财富的爱尔兰家庭不同，银行被认为“太大而不能倒”，因此爱尔兰政治精英用国家资金出手干预。但是，由于当局在国内和国际两个角度都低估了问题的严重性，银行问题演变成了一场国家悲剧。