民族党经济学家们的观点也同样存在缺陷。苏格兰单打独斗是不可能富强起来的。虽然依靠北海所征得的税收基本可以满足一个国家的其他需求,但它将再得不到英国政府的资金支持。可是石油的盈利是不稳定的。2008年到2009年间,苏格兰的石油盈利为一千一百五十亿英镑,但在2012年到2013年,石油的盈利就降到了五百五十亿英镑。一个独立国家如果想要通过建立石油资金以稳定这样的收入波动,那它现有的资金就所剩无几了。而且不管怎么样,石油终将会枯竭,一旦如此,国家就必须通过提高税收以继续维持。财政困难的局面可能比预期的会还要早。面对英国消费者的国外投资者和企业也会转移到南部。
Westminster has ruled out a currency unioncorrectly, given that the nationalists propose adeficit-widening fiscal splurge and that the assets of Scottish banks are an alarming 12 timesthe country s GDP. It might relent, but only if Scotland agrees to such strict oversight thatindependence ends up meaning little. The nationalists say that kinks over currency and the likecould be worked out amicablythat it would not be in Britain s interests to antagonise its newnorthern neighbour, particularly since Scotland could refuse to take on itsshare of the national debt. They are far too sanguine. If Scotland goes, the rest of Britain willbe furious, both at the Scots and at their own leaders, who will be impelled to drive a hardbargain.
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