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约翰·D·洛克菲勒:洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 235
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
It may be asked: How is it consistent with the universal diffusion of these blessings that vast sums of money should be in single hands? The reply is, as I see it, that, while men of wealth control great sums of money, they do not and cannot use them for themselves. They have, indeed, the legal title to large properties, and they do control the investment of them, but that is as far as their own relation to them extends or can extend. The money is universally diffused, in the sense that it is kept invested, and it passes into the pay-envelope week by week.
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定位:Additional excerpt 235 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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有人会问:既然财富要普惠大众,为什么允许巨额资金集中在少数人手里?洛克菲勒的回答是:富人虽然掌控大笔钱,但他们自己花不完,也不能全花在自己身上。他们拥有法律上的所有权,也决定投资方向,但仅此而已。钱始终在流通:投入企业,变成工资,每周发到员工手里。所以,财富通过投资和发薪被广泛扩散。这背后的逻辑是,资本集中不是问题,关键看它是否被用于生产、创造就业。对今天来说,评判财富集中,要看钱是否在流动中惠及众人,而非只看数字。
上下文
洛克菲勒在回忆录中回应当时对财富集中的批评,为大型企业和富人辩护。
今日一问
你如何看待身边的大额财富?它是在流动中创造价值,还是被囤积闲置?
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