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大卫·李嘉图:政治经济学及赋税原理·摘录 336
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
It is the more necessary, to make this remark, as in the present day the authority of Adam Smith is quoted by country gentlemen for imposing similar high duties on the importation of foreign corn. Because the cost of production, and therefore the prices of various manufactured commodities, are raised to the consumer by one error in legislation, the country has been called upon, on the plea of justice, quietly to submit to fresh exactions. Because we all pay an additional price for our linen, muslin, and cottons, it is thought just that we should pay also an additional price for our corn. Because, in the general distribution of the labour of the world, we have prevented the greatest amount of productions from being obtained by that labour in manufactured commodities; we should further punish ourselves by diminishing the productive powers of the general labour in the supply of raw produce. It would be much wiser to acknowledge the errors which a mistaken policy has induced us to adopt, and immediately to commence a gradual recurrence to the sound principles of an universally free trade.
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更有必要指出这一点:如今乡绅们引用亚当·斯密的权威,要对进口外国谷物征收同样高的关税。因为立法的一个错误抬高了各种制成品的生产成本和消费者价格,就有人以公平为名,要求国民默默承受新的勒索。因为我们为亚麻、细布和棉布多付了钱,就觉得我们也该为谷物多付钱;因为我们在世界分工中阻碍了制成品达到最大产量,就要进一步惩罚自己,削弱生产原产品的总劳动的生产力。更明智的做法是承认错误政策带来的失误,立即开始逐步回归普遍自由贸易的正确原则。
上下文
李嘉图批评英国《谷物法》支持者援引斯密为高关税辩护,主张转向自由贸易。
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你支持某项政策时,是因为它本身合理,还是因为“别人也这样”?
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