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美式貧窮


(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)美國每六個人就有一個窮鬼。到底窮到甚麼地步?新聞畫面顯示:一對貧賤夫婦,住一棟兩層獨立屋,門廊上擺幾把曬太陽的躺椅,餐廳裏放一張足夠坐十二人的橡木長枱,丈夫表示,失業至今,靠救濟金度日,感到人生沒有希望。這種畫面,十足「沒有麵包吃,何不吃蛋糕」的氣派,如果這也叫窮人,「貧窮」兩個字就成了笑話。

  英國維多利亞時代,窮人的小孩沒鞋穿、無書讀,一早都進了工廠當童工。打完第二次世界大戰,歐洲各國物資緊縮,糧食配給,女明星柯德莉夏萍在荷蘭長大,天生瘦削,一條腰永遠只二十吋,不是減肥得來,而是兒時吃不飽。

  歐洲陷入戰火的年代,正好是美國國力超越全球的同時,小孩一生下來就知道汽車可以代步、雪櫃裏有可樂與披薩、超市裏有買不完的東西。每一家都有廚房與廁所,人人有書讀,家家有飯開。

  今天美國的貧窮綫是個人年收入低於八萬七千港元,合月薪七千餘元,多於香港法定的最低工資;人均住房面積七百九十呎,跌到五百呎,即屬於窮人,按這個標準,那香港跟貧民窟有甚麼分別?以前是「窮人的孩子早當家」,窮不要緊,早經磨練,活得有骨氣。今天英國的年輕暴民,有學不上、有工不做,人手一部黑莓手機,縱火哄搶,專揀電器、牛仔褲與波鞋下手:不是沒飯開,而是想喝酒,奢侈不起,就等於貧窮。

  消滅了貧窮,人生反倒更加沒有希望,這個道理,讀不通達爾文,沒辦法明白的。 文:陶傑

It's a bless to grow up in a poor childhood.  HK is losing competitiveness precisely because the current generation does not know how to survive anymore.

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"奢侈不起,就等於貧窮...
"Veni, Vidi, Vici"
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"奢侈不起,就等於貧窮...
lo_pak 發表於 2011/9/19 10:43


This is what the current generation of HK citizens think.

To them, everybody should have an iphone and all kids need to be able to attend tutoring sessions and extracurricular activities.

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It's a bless to grow up in a poor childhood.  HK is losing competitiveness precisely because the cur ...
快樂牛郎 發表於 2011-9-19 10:37


Hong Kong is rising in its competitiveness rankings. I don't know why you are saying this.

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時代不同,窮的定義也不同,好難同以前比,以前人人都一樣窮,所以無問題
問題是在於貧富的差距
無希望無失望

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時代不同,窮的定義也不同,好難同以前比,以前人人都一樣窮,所以無問題
問題是在於貧富的差距 ...
ricrick 發表於 2011/9/19 13:44


this is true
a classic example is if you have two options

1) you make $40K while everyone you know makes $30K or
2) you make $50K while everyone you know makes $60K

many people would choose 1)

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In this rare occasion, I cannot agree more with cowboy this time.

That is 100% true, especially for ...
fy789 發表於 2011-9-19 15:11



    有官僚資本主義下,根本是沒可能
唯一是實行世襲奴隸制,使其作奴隸的人們世代相信自己是奴隸

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In this rare occasion, I cannot agree more with cowboy this time.

That is 100% true, especially for ...
fy789 發表於 2011-9-19 15:11


If everybody have the same standard as living as people in the first world countries have, we would need to have about 15 earths to fulfill.  People in China got to understand, life is not a money chasing competition between peers. We do not get the win by raising standards of living, we need to have a society based on sustainability. Even if it means our automobiles are taken away, luxury such as ice cream, LV, are taken away. We need to start telling Chinese, urban lifestyle may not be the way to go, go back towards a technological agrarian society. Our society is relying too much on petroleum, and when it runs out, there is gonna be a lot of trouble. We are too docile, listen to authority too much, thus brain-washed by their propaganda. Our future is in our hands, either we change now, or suffer later. People like Obama, Harper, or even Hu Jian To, worry about the economy too much, but there is a bigger problems brewing.  I hope y'all could realize.

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