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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 90

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

Though trade has invariably its cycles of good and bad years, like the lean and fat kine in Pharaoh's dream--its bursts of prosperity, followed by glut, panic, and distress--the thoughtless and spendthrift take no heed of experience, and make no better provision for the future. Improvidence seems to be one of the most incorrigible of faults. "There are whole neighbourhoods in the manufacturing districts," says Mr. Baker in a recent Report, "where not only are there no savings worth mentioning, but where, within a fortnight of being out of work, the workers themselves are starving for want of the merest necessaries." Not a strike takes place, but immediately the workmen are plunged in destitution; their furniture and watches are sent to the pawnshop, whilst deplorable appeals are made to the charitable, and numerous families are cast upon the poor-rates.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 90 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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尽管贸易总有周期性的好坏年份,就像法老梦中的瘦牛和肥牛——繁荣的爆发,随后是过剩、恐慌和困苦——但轻率和挥霍者不吸取经验,也不为未来做更好的准备。缺乏远见似乎是最不可救药的缺点之一。贝克先生在最近的一份报告中说:“在制造业地区,有些整个街区不仅没有值得一提的储蓄,而且工人在失业后两周内就因缺乏最基本的必需品而挨饿。”每次罢工发生,工人们立即陷入贫困;他们的家具和手表被送进当铺,同时向慈善机构发出可悲的呼吁,许多家庭靠救济金生活。

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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中引用贝克先生的报告,说明工人缺乏储蓄导致罢工或失业时立即陷入贫困。

今日一问

你是否意识到经济周期波动,并为此做了应急储蓄?

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