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大卫·李嘉图:政治经济学及赋税原理·摘录 256
大卫·李嘉图《政治经济学及赋税原理》· On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation · 投资
Nothing is more common, than to see hats or malt rise when taxed; they rise because the requisite supply would not be afforded if they did not rise: so with labour, when wages are taxed, its price rises, because, if it did not, the requisite population would not be kept up. Does not Mr. Buchanan allow all that is contended for, when he says, that "were he (the labourer) indeed reduced to a bare allowance of necessaries, he would then suffer no further abatement of his wages, as he could not on such conditions continue his race?" Suppose the circumstances of the country to be such, that the lowest labourers are not only called upon to continue their race, but to increase it; their wages would have been regulated accordingly. Can they multiply, if a tax takes from them a part of their wages, and reduces them to bare necessaries?
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定位:Excerpt 256 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
帽子或麦芽酒被征税就涨价,这很常见;涨价是因为不涨就没人愿意供应。劳动也一样:工资被征税,劳动价格就涨,因为不涨就维持不了必要人口。布坎南自己也说,工人若已被压到仅够活命,工资就再没法降,否则他活不下去、无法繁衍。假设国家情况要求最底层工人不仅维持自身,还要增加人口,工资本会相应调高;若税拿走一部分工资,把他们压到仅够活命,他们还能增加吗?
上下文
李嘉图用日常商品类比劳动,反驳布坎南关于工资税不会推高工资的说法。
今日一问
如果一项政策把最底层压到仅够活命,长期会带来什么后果?
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