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保罗·格雷厄姆:今天人们如何变富·第1则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《今天人们如何变富》》· How People Get Rich Now · 投资 · 领导 · 人性 · 财富
Every year since 1982, Forbes magazine has published a list of the richest Americans. If we compare the 100 richest people in 1982 to the 100 richest in 2020, we notice some big differences. In 1982 the most common source of wealth was inheritance. Of the 100 richest people, 60 inherited from an ancestor. There were 10 du Pont heirs alone. By 2020 the number of heirs had been cut in half, accounting for only 27 of the biggest 100 fortunes. Why would the percentage of heirs decrease? Not because inheritance taxes increased. In fact, they decreased significantly during this period. The reason the percentage of heirs has decreased is not that fewer people are inheriting great fortunes, but that more people are making them. How are people making these new fortunes?
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https://paulgraham.com/richnow.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 1 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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1982年,美国最富100人中60人靠继承,仅杜邦家族就有10位继承人;到2020年,继承人减半至27人。关键不在遗产税——这期间遗产税反而大降,而在于更多人白手起家创造财富。这说明财富来源从“分蛋糕”转向“做蛋糕”,创业和创新成为新富主渠道。对个人而言,与其盯着存量分配,不如关注如何创造新价值;对社会而言,应降低创业门槛、鼓励创新,而非只靠税收调节。
上下文
保罗·格雷厄姆是硅谷创业教父,本文分析1982-2020年美国富豪榜变化,指出财富来源从继承转向创业。
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你更关注分配现有财富,还是创造新财富?今天能做什么来提升创造力?
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