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A friend of mine had a grandfather who supervised the payroll at a large company long ago. People who knew him say this man was
A friend of mine had a grandfather who supervised the payroll at a large company long ago. People who knew him say this man was
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2010-05-05
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A friend of mine had a grandfather who supervised the payroll at a large company long ago. People who knew him say this man was a paragon of virtue when it came to making sure the employees were treated fair and square on every payday. But he also believed that once wages were disbursed, workers should take full responsibility for their financial security. In his view, honest labor and thrifty habits were basic elements of the free-enterprise system. Nobody should expect any money unless they earned it. He opposed company pension plans, and was thoroughly dismayed by the fiscal structure and benefits of Social Security.
I wonder how many people hold the same views now. The debate about changing Social Security is part of a larger question: What obligation, if any, do Americans feel toward fellow citizens who need help? Note, I didn’t say "less fortunate," "disadvantaged," or some other term that might be construed as evidence I’m promoting my own brand of social engineering. I just want to know how much concern people have for what happens outside their own households.
Critics of government assistance programs often say they do more harm than good by creating a cycle of dependency for recipients and a gigantic bureaucracy that demoralizes the rest of society by taking money away from us and creating a welfare state of slackers.
The term I prefer to describe our current situation is safety-net culture." It has lots of problems, but I also know what life was like before safety nets, because my dad gave me abundant testimony from his 1920s boyhood near San Francisco—it was no Norman Rockwell painting His father worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, so they did have a house. But one neighbor lived in a tent on a vacant lot and another was known for owning only one pair of overalls, which his wife laundered in a tub on the stove on Saturdays while he sat by, wrapped in a blanket. My dad’s family often ate boiled rice for breakfast. The beverage of choice was tea, but if that ran out they made "silver tea"—hot water with milk and sugar. Money for college wasn’t in the family budget. My dad got his degree thanks to the GI Bill.
Decades of safety-net culture have removed a lot of anxiety from our lives but we’re still not close to Utopia. Amid all the Social Security debate about aging baby boomers and shrinking worker contributions, I’m most compelled by this statistic: Close to 20 percent of retirees get all of their income from Social Security. Should that number be a source of national pride or embarrassment? Or perhaps a better question: How do you honestly feel about drinking silver tea during your golden years?
选项
A、getting something for nothing.
B、deceiving his fellowman.
C、living without planning ahead.
D、the gap between the poor and rich.
答案
A
解析
本题问根据本文第—段祖父厌恶什么。首段"Nobody should expect any money unless they earned it."表明作者朋友的祖父厌恶"不劳而获"。欺骗自己的同胞:首段中"In his view, honest labor and thrifty habits were basic elements of the free-enterprise system."表明祖父认为认真工作和节俭是两种基本因素。但文中并未谈及祖父是不是厌恶欺骗自己同胞的行为。没有计划的生活:本项过于泛泛。首段第四句谈到"honest labor and thrifty habits were basic elements...".这里虽然涉及到生活习惯,但强调的是要靠劳动和节俭生活,而不应该靠政府的救济,并不是强调人生要有计划。贫富差距:首段中"...this man was a paragon of virtue when it came to making sure the employees were treated fair and square on every payday".表明他会保证在薪水上雇员们都能得到公平待遇。但这并不能说明他厌恶贫富差距。
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