雲易:貧窮是一回事,不誠實是另一回事——試析中西方不同的道德觀
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·雲 易·
道德,在任何一個文化中都存在,都是一個民族凝聚的中心。西方社會基本上是以基督教的道德觀在起作用,而在中國是以儒家為中心的道德體係[
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讀書鑽研學問,當然得下苦功夫。為應考試、為寫論文、為求學位,大概都得苦讀。陶淵明好讀書。如果他生於當今之世,要去考大學,或考研究院,或考什麽“托福兒”,難免會有些困難吧?我隻愁他政治經濟學不能及格呢,這還不是因為他“不求甚解”。我曾挨過幾下“棍子”,說我讀書[
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RealEstateBubble-TheGameisOver Filedunder:Investments—SlashChick@12:18pm It’stimeforanupdateontherealestatebubble,whichIhavebeenwatchingsince2003.Aboutayearago,Ilaidoutatimelinefortherealestateboom.Knowingrealestatehappensin16-yearcycles,Ijuxtaposedthelastboom/bustcycleintheearly90’sontothiscycle.Here’swhatIcameupwith:1990(2007):Pricestakeaseriousplunge.Onearticleclaimsthathousingboomsareab...[
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whatistheprimaryrate?:
"Primarycreditisavailabletogenerallysounddepositoryinstitutionsonaveryshort-termbasis,typicallyovernight,atarateabovetheFederalOpenMarketCommittee's(FOMC)targetrateforfederalfunds".
Asopposedtothesecondaryrate:
"Secondarycreditisavailabletodepositoryinstitutionsthatarenoteligibleforprimarycredit".[
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Anddon'tmisunderstanditsmeaningeither.
TheFedDIDNOTcuttheFedfundsrate-whichremainsforthemomentat5.25%
Theuseofthephrase'discountrate'isalsoinneedofsurgicalclarificationanddescription.
TheratetheFedchargestoselectbanksTOBORROWMONEYiswhatisatthismomentbeingcalled'thediscountrate.'Andthisratehasgonedownafull1%from6.75to5.75.
Ifyoureallyunderstandtheeffectofallofthisyouwouldcometothere...[
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Assetpricesarecollapsing.
Itmakessensetoborrowat5%andinvestat8%.
Itdoesn'tmakesensetoborrowat1%andinvestat-15%.
ItiscalledpushingonastringbyKeynes.[
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AsaCArealtor,Ican'texactlyseehowCAhomesaregoingtotransact.IfnobodywillwriteajumboloanandonlyFNM(=[$417K)willlend,thentobuya$750Khome,whichisnotexceptionallyincrediblearoundhere,abuyerisgonnahavetoput$333Kcashdown.Obviosulythat'snotgonnahappen.
Thisisonlya"somewhat"abovelowendpricepoint(theabsolutecheapestnon-condo,detachedSFhomeis$450K)[
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中國人隻要出國,感情幾乎必然受傷害
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中國人現在出國的多了,國外關於中國遊客的報道,也就相應多起來。記得是去年吧,《紐約時報》一篇發自泰國的通訊是這樣開頭的:這艘遊船看上去與西方遊客包的船一樣,但你馬上就知道它是不同的,船還沒有出發,[
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龍應台:(不)相信
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二十歲之前相信的很多東西,後來一件一件變成不相信。
曾經相信過愛國,後來知道「國」的定義有問題,通常那諄諄善誘要你愛國的人所定義的「國」,不一定可愛,不一定值得愛,而且更[
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ØAsPresidentJohnAdamssaid,"Alltheperplexities,confusionanddistress(Ed.note-crime,poverty,substanceabuse,familydisintegration,governmentimmoralityanddishonesty,etc.)inAmericaarise,notfromdefectsintheConstitutionorconfederation,notfromwantofhonororvirtue,somuchasfromdownrightignoranceofthenatureofcoin,creditandcirculation."Thisisbecausenearlyeverypartofourlivesrevolvesaroundmoneyinsomeway....[
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