首页
登录
职称英语
A hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically "proved" by economists
A hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically "proved" by economists
游客
2025-04-16
29
管理
问题
A hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically "proved" by economists that the laws of society make it necessary to have a vast army of poor and jobless people in order to keep the economy going. Today, hardly anybody would dare to voice the principle. It is generally accepted that nobody should be excluded from the wealth of the nation, either by the law of nature or by those of society. The opinions are outdated, which were current a hundred years ago, that the poor owed their conditions to their ignorance, lack of responsibility. In all western industrialized countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which guarantees everyone a minimum of subsistence in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step further and argue that, even if these conditions are not present, in other words, one can claim this substance minimum without having to have any "reason". I would suggest, however, that it should be limited to a definite period of time, let’s say two years, so as to avoid the encouragement of an abnormal attitude which refuses any kind of social obligation.
This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but so, I think, our insurance system would have sounded to people a hundred years ago. The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each person were entitled to receive minimum support, people would not work. This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness. In human nature, actually, aside from abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work. However, the suspicions against a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum are not groundless from the standpoint of those who want to use ownership capital for the purpose of forcing others to accept the work conditions they offer. If nobody were forced to accept work in order not to starve, work would be sufficiently interesting and attractive in order to induce one to accept it Freedom of contract is possible only if both parties are free to accept and reject if; in the present capitalist system this is not the case.
But such a system would not only be the beginning of real freedom of contract between employers and employees, its principal advantage would be the improvement of freedom in interpersonal relationships in every sphere of daily life. [br] People used to think that poverty and unemployment were due to________.
选项
A、the slow development of the economy
B、the poor and jobless people’s own faults
C、the lack of responsibility on the part of the society
D、the large number of people who were not well-educated
答案
B
解析
本题的依据句是“The opinions are outdated,which were current a hundred years ago,that the poorowed their conditions to their ignorance,lack of responsibility.”从中可知B项为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4039961.html
相关试题推荐
Ourtroubleliesinasimpleconfusion,onetowhicheconomistshavebeenpr
Ourtroubleliesinasimpleconfusion,onetowhicheconomistshavebeenpr
Ourtroubleliesinasimpleconfusion,onetowhicheconomistshavebeenpr
Moderntechnologymaynothaveimprovedtheworldallthatmuchbutitcerta
Moderntechnologymaynothaveimprovedtheworldallthatmuchbutitcerta
Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically"proved"byeconomists
Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically"proved"byeconomists
Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically"proved"byeconomists
Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically"proved"byeconomists
Their______--thattheirprojectunderwaywassomethingentirelynewprovedt
随机试题
快递服务呈现多元化(diversification)趋势,国有、民营和外资快递公司共存,相互竞争。Thereisatendencyofdiversif
Walking,ifyoudoitvigorouslyenough,istheoverallbestexerciseforreg
Roughlythesizeofasodacan,sittingonabookshelf,arelativelyharmles
在建工程在抵押品分类中属于商用房地产和居住用房地产类。()
Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculou
关于循证医学证据表述错误的是A.A类证据表明有良好证据支持所介绍的应用 B.循
面试热点:可以留下“足迹”,请别留下“痕迹” 【热点背景】 3月底,
以汽车作为抵押物的抵押合同,如果汽车被撞坏,汽车仍然具有担保功能,这体现了抵押权
某交易者以6美元/股的价格买入一张执行价格为100美元/股的看涨期权。则理论上,
某男,6岁。因感冒出现咽痛、流涕、打喷嚏、鼻塞而就医。医生开具饮片处方,药物组成
最新回复
(
0
)