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弗雷德里克·巴斯夏:经济诡辩·摘录 162
弗雷德里克·巴斯夏《经济诡辩》· Economic Sophisms · 投资
In fact, in consequence of the fire, all things will be doubled in price, and the inventories of property, made before and after the destruction, will show exactly the same _nominal_ value. But then what will the country in question have lost? If John buys his cloth dearer, he also sells his corn at a higher price; and if Peter loses on his purchase of corn, he retrieves his losses by the sale of his cloth. "Each recovers, in the extra price of his products, the extra expense of living he has been put to; and if everybody pays as a consumer, everybody receives a corresponding amount as a producer."
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定位:Excerpt 162 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
有人辩称:火灾后所有东西价格翻倍,火灾前后的财产清单名义价值不变,所以国家没损失。因为约翰买布贵了,但卖玉米也贵了;彼得买玉米亏了,但卖布赚回来了。每个人作为消费者多付的钱,作为生产者又收回来了。巴斯夏指出这是诡辩:它只盯着货币收支,却忘了真实财富是可供消费的物品。火灾烧掉了布和玉米,这些东西没了,即使价格翻倍、名义价值不变,人们能消费的东西却少了。所以,别被货币数字绕进去,要问实际产品是增是减。
上下文
这是巴斯夏对“火灾促进需求”类谬论的批驳,针对用名义价格掩盖真实损失的说法。
今日一问
当有人说“涨价让大家都赚回来”时,你会追问实际产品是多了还是少了吗?
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