政府赤字能够促成物价上涨,而且有时的确如此。但是,财政赤字与物价上涨之间的关系比广泛持有的看法远为松懈得多。还有,财政赤字所造成的主要损害是助长不负责任的政府支出。有几个事实可以说明财政赤字与物价上涨的联系是不稳定的。现在联邦政府的赤字占国民收入的2-3%;日本现在的财政赤字大约占国民收入的6%,或者说,等于我们的比重 Government deficits can drive up prices, and sometimes they do. However, the relationship between fiscal deficits and price increases is much more relaxed than what is widely held. Also, the major damage caused by fiscal deficits is to fuel irresponsible government spending. There are several facts that illustrate the link between fiscal deficits and rising prices is not stable. Now the federal deficit accounts for 2-3% of national income; Japan’s current fiscal deficit accounts for about 6% of national income, or is equal to our share