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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 420

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

There are large numbers of employers who treat their workpeople quite as generously, though not in such a princely manner, as Sir Titus Salt. They pay the uniform rate of wages; help and encourage the employed to economize their surplus earnings; establish Savings Banks and Penny Banks for their use; assist them in the formation of co-operative associations for the purchase of pure food at a cheaper rate; build healthy cottages for their accommodation; erect schools for the education of their children; and assist them in every method that is calculated to promote their moral and, social improvement.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 420 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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还有很多雇主,对待工人同样慷慨,只是排场没有泰特斯·索尔特那么大。他们支付统一工资,帮助和鼓励雇员把多余的收入存起来;为他们设立储蓄银行和便士银行;协助他们组织合作社,以便用更便宜的价格买到纯正食品;为他们建造卫生的住房;为他们的孩子办学校;凡是有助于道德和社会进步的办法,都愿意帮一把。这说明,雇主能做的远不止发工资,关键是把工人的长远利益当成自己的事,用制度而不是施舍去支持他们自立。

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斯迈尔斯《节俭》由索尔泰尔推及一般雇主,说明19世纪英国部分实业家对工人福利的普遍做法。

今日一问

如果你有影响力,你能为身边人的长远利益做一件什么具体的事?

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