Is Christmas good for the economy? I feel grimy just asking the question, since so many campaigns now try to justify as “good for the economy” reduced obesity, equal rights for gay couples, an end to racism or a cure for dementia. These things are good, full stop. Any attempt to justify them as being good for economic reasons is well-meaning nonsense. The economy is a means to an end: human flourishing. It’s not an end in itself.
耶誕節對經濟有益嗎？光是提出這個問題我就感到內心陰暗，因爲如今有很多宣傳活動試圖將減肥、同性戀情侶平等權利、終結種族主義和治療癡呆症冠以「有益經濟」之名。這些的確是好事，但僅此而已。說它們有益經濟，則是善意的無稽之談。經濟發展的目標是人類繁榮，而不是經濟本身。
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