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保罗·格雷厄姆:今天人们如何变富·第5则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《今天人们如何变富》》· How People Get Rich Now · 成长 · 投资 · 财富 · 认知
Once you understand how these mechanisms work, and that startups were suppressed for most of the 20th century, you don't have to resort to some vague right turn the country took under Reagan to explain why America's Gini coefficient is increasing. Of course the Gini coefficient is increasing. With more people starting more valuable companies, how could it not be? Notes [ 1 ] Investment firms grew rapidly after a regulatory change by the Labor Department in 1978 allowed pension funds to invest in them, but the effects of this growth were not yet visible in the top 100 fortunes in 1982. [ 2 ] George Mitchell deserves mention as an exception.
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定位:Essay, additional excerpt 5 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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理解创业公司被压制又复苏的机制后,就不必用“里根右转”这类模糊说法解释美国基尼系数上升。更多人在创办更有价值的公司,贫富差距自然扩大。这不是政策偶然,而是创业活力释放的结果。当然,这不意味着差距无需关注,而是要看清根源:与其归咎于政治转向,不如思考如何让更多人参与创业、分享增长。对个人,要抓住创业机会;对社会,要平衡激励与公平。
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格雷厄姆在文末总结,认为基尼系数上升是创业繁荣的自然结果,而非单纯政策转向。
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面对贫富差距,你更倾向于限制富人还是扩大创业机会?
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