The economy was careening like a rudderless ship, and the sharp operators who had duped us into getting on board – call them the 1% – were slipping away in the only lifeboats.
L’economia arrancava come una nave alla deriva, e gli astuti operatori che ci avevano convinti a salire a bordo – diciamo l’1% – si defilavano prendendo le uniche scialuppe di salvataggio a disposizione.