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霍华德·马克斯:信心的作用·第14则
霍华德·马克斯《《信心的作用》》· The Role of Confidence · 财富 · 投资 · 行动 · 历史
When an economist tells them that growing the nation’s debt over the past 12 years from $6 trillion to $16 trillion is not a problem, and that doubling it again will still not be a problem, this simply does not compute. They know the trajectory we are on, and that the most successful country in the history of the world can go into decline if it becomes arrogant or complacent. When politicians claim that this tax increase or that spending cut will generate trillions over the next decade, they are properly skeptical over whether anyone can truly know what will happen next year, let alone a decade or more from now. They are wary of grand bargains that kick in years down the road, knowing that the failure to make hard decisions is how we got into today’s mess. . . .
出处:
https://www.oaktreecapital.com/docs/default-source/memos/2013-08-05-the-role-of-confidence.pdf
定位:Memo, excerpt 14 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
马克斯描述普通人的常识判断:经济学家说国债从六万亿涨到十六万亿没问题、再翻倍也没问题,老百姓根本算不过来这笔账。他们看得到趋势,也明白再成功的国家一旦自大懈怠也会衰落。政客承诺某项增税或减支十年能省下数万亿,他们合理怀疑:谁能真知道明年怎样,更别说十年后。他们对那些多年后才见效的宏大协议保持警惕,因为正是迟迟不做艰难决定,才造成今天的烂摊子。这提醒我们:面对长期财政承诺,要信常识、看趋势,别被远期数字忽悠。
上下文
出自马克斯讨论信心与怀疑的投资备忘录,借普通人对财政承诺的怀疑说明常识判断的价值。
今日一问
面对别人给的十年宏大承诺,你会用常识和趋势去检验吗?
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