投资 · 创业者自述
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 107
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
At the same time that these two families of colliers were doing so well, it was very different with the majority of their fellow-workmen. These only worked about three days in every week. Some spent their earnings at the public-house; others took a whisky "ploy" at the seaside. For that purpose they hired all the gigs, droskies, cabs, or "machines," about a fortnight beforehand. The results were seen, as the successive Monday mornings come round. The magistrate sat in the neighbouring town, where a number of men and women, with black eyes and broken heads, were brought before him for judgment. Before the time of high wages, the Court-house business was got through in an hour: sometimes there was no business at all. But when the wages were doubled, the magistrate could scarcely get through the business in a day. It seemed as if high wages meant more idleness, more whisky, and more broken heads and faces.
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定位：Excerpt 107 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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同一时期，大多数矿工过得完全不同。他们一周只干三天活，有人把工钱花在酒馆，有人包车去海边喝威士忌玩乐，提前两周把马车全订光。结果每到周一，地方法官面前就挤满打架受伤的男女。高工资之前，法庭一小时就完事，有时没案子；工资翻倍后，法官一天都忙不完。看起来高工资反而带来更多懒散、酗酒和头破血流。钱多不等于过得好，关键在自控和规划。
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斯迈尔斯《节俭》描述19世纪70年代矿工高工资时期的社会现象。
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