彼时，罗纳德·里根常常戏称 ： “ 英语中最可怕的九个词是：我来自政府，我来帮你！ ”现在，政府为稳定金融市场和整体经济已经投入了数万亿美元、欧元、日元和英镑，那九个字也显得远没有那么可怕了。
After decades of consensus that the state should set the rules and otherwise leave the private sector alone, the state is now widely seen as a beneficial force that should play an active role in the economy.