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如果不了解失业的真正规模,也就无从体会这个问题的严重性。许多人对失业的人数一无所知,竟盲目认为,真正找不到工作的只是少数人。对于有关社会制度的不愉快的事实,生活舒适的统治阶级的成员是不愿意承认的。对他们来说,这个社会制度很美妙,因为它赐予他们这些高贵人物以优渥的物质奖赏。因此,除非证据确凿,否则他们还是会认为不存在什么失业问题。即使在事实面前,有些人也还会不认账,不过这样的人不会太多就是了。——摘自保罗·道格拉斯与艾伦·迪雷克托合著:《失业问题》(纽约麦克米伦公司1931年版)第3页。
If you do not understand the real scale of unemployment, you can not understand the seriousness of the problem. Many people, ignorant of the number of unemployed, blindly believe that there are only a few who can not find a job. Members of the ruling class who live a comfortable life are reluctant to admit about the unpleasant truth about the social system. To them, this social system is wonderful because it gives them the noble material to which they are rewarded. Therefore, unless the evidence is conclusive, they will still think that there is no unemployment problem. Even in the face of facts, some people will not recognize the account, but not too many people like it. - Adapted from Paul Douglas and Alan DiRetoto: “The Unemployment Problem” (New York Macmillan Company 1931 Edition) Page 3.