最新一期的《經濟學人》，有一份論及香港政經發展的簡報，讀完後有點唏噓。
文章以最低工資立法作引子，指出香港自回歸以來，政府逐漸由「積極不干預」變成「積極干預」，例如曾蔭權入市打大鱷，海底隧道由私營轉公營，還有政府立法規管金融市場，以及制訂反歧視條例等等，這些為大眾利益著想的行徑，正正顯示香港這個一直讓人讚譽的自由之都，有形之手愈來愈多。
栗子妹一向信奉自由市場，看見這種轉變當然覺得滿不是味兒。不過栗明白，那雙無形之手也有抽筋的時候，是需要有人控制一下的，不然社會上可能會出現成千上萬個嚴伯。只是，負責控制的人，值得我們信賴嗎？須知世間有很多好心做壞事的例子！
得悉曾特首成功爭取將香港納入內地五年規劃之中，栗覺得自己身處的這個城市，已經不再是我熟悉的香港，而只是眾特區之一。
「太多法定的專利和財雄勢大的無形壟斷，令香港的商業競爭只存在很低如街邊小販（如果尚未為超市趕絕的話）
回覆刪除的層次，根本上香港已失去自由市場競爭的活力（還說什麼實施最低工資令香港自由失色！）」 // 林行止﹕為何應定較高的最低工資 http://tinyurl.com/28sakzc
香港已經失去以前的獨特性，還有見到那些黨派爭吵，實在讓人煩厭。
回覆刪除I too, am 一向信奉自由市場 . But as I'm getting older, I am getting skeptical..
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But you raised a good point, if not the market, can we trust a person, or a political body? 好心做壞事的例子 will rear its ugly head soon with this minimum wage stuff...
自由市場係呃人的. The universe is about balance. The earth orbit is the result of balanced gravitational forces. Nothing in this universe can last without being in balance. Even our life is about finding that balance line. Free market can't work by itself it need to be balanced by regulation. In the old day, there are mostly family businesses. There are people and families behind those businesses and they want to last forever. Today international corporation is just a legal entity. It doesn't have a face or soul any more. It only exists to make as much money as fast as possible. It doesn't matter if it doesn't last for 5 years.
回覆刪除因時制宜才是永恆之法。當然，非朝令夕改。
回覆刪除美國既自由能解決 Wall Street 既貪 ?
政府入市打大鱷 ? 美國德國直頭忽然改遊戲規則限制沽空。 海底隧道由私營轉公營 ? .....
Latest example. Wall Street bailed out banks payout big bonuses with tax payers money! Free Market economy = every man and woman for themselves. Get what you can while you can. Is it really good for everyone? Just thinking, is free market a natural thing? Does it occur in nature? If not, it is just another man made concept. How is that better than any other person or political body which is also make up of people? I am interested in hearing why free market is good for everyone. HK always has a large gap between the rich and poor. Even the gap in the US is getting much larger than before.
回覆刪除自由多寡從來只是個人利益與心情決定的，不可信。
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