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大卫·李嘉图:政治经济学及赋税原理·摘录 310
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
There is only one case, and that will be temporary, in which the accumulation of capital with a low price of food may be attended with a fall of profits; and that is, when the funds for the maintenance of labour increase much more rapidly than population;--wages will then be high, and profits low. If every man were to forego the use of luxuries, and be intent only on accumulation, a quantity of necessaries might be produced, for which there could not be any immediate consumption. Of commodities so limited in number, there might undoubtedly be an universal glut, and consequently there might neither be demand for an additional quantity of such commodities, nor profits on the employment of more capital. If men ceased to consume, they would cease to produce. This admission, does not impugn the general principle. In such a country as England, for example, it is difficult to suppose that there can be any disposition to devote the whole capital and labour of the country to the production of necessaries only.
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只有一种情况——而且是暂时的——会让资本积累在粮价低时伴随利润下降:维持劳动的基金增长远快于人口,工资高、利润低。如果人人放弃奢侈品、只顾积累,必需品可能生产过多,没有即时消费,就会普遍过剩,既无新增需求,也无更多资本投入的利润。但李嘉图认为这不会推翻一般原理,因为像英国这样的国家,很难想象会把全部资本和劳动只用来生产必需品。
上下文
李嘉图回应“普遍生产过剩”的可能性,强调消费与生产的平衡。
今日一问
如果所有人都只储蓄不消费,经济会怎样?你个人如何平衡?
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