政府赤字有时确实能够影响通货膨胀。但赤字与通货膨胀之间的关系,远比人们通常认为的松弛。赤字造成的主要危害是助长政府不负责任的开支。赤字与通货膨胀之间存在的不固定的关系可用几个事例来说明。当前联邦政府的赤字约为美国国民收入的2％至3％。目前日本的赤字约占其国民收入的6％,是美国的2—3倍;法国的约为2％,大体上 Government deficits can sometimes affect inflation. But the relationship between deficits and inflation is far more relaxed than what people normally think. The main harm caused by the deficit is to encourage the government irresponsible spending. The unfixed relationship between deficit and inflation can be illustrated by a few examples. The current federal deficit is about 2% to 3% of U.S. national income. At present, the deficit in Japan accounts for about 6% of its national income, 2-3 times that of the United States and about 2% in France. In general,