It's Everybody's Business | Cold War Era Propaganda Cartoon on Capitalism & Free Enterprise | 1954
Summary
TLDR这段视频脚本讲述了人类追求更好生活的历史,以及自由和机会如何吸引人们来到新大陆。故事通过Jonathan的经历,展示了个人通过勤奋和创新能够实现梦想。Jonathan从一个没有技能的移民开始,通过节俭和投资,最终开办了自己的帽子生意。视频强调了储蓄和投资对于经济增长和提高生活水平的重要性,并指出税收对于支持公共服务和社会福利的必要性。同时,它提醒人们过高的税收可能会破坏商业系统的基础,影响储蓄和投资。视频呼吁公民要维护自由和机会的基础,以确保后代能够继续在这个自由的企业体系中取得成功。
Takeaways
- 🚢 历史上,人们乘坐船只前往新大陆,寻求更好的生活机会,这体现了人类对更好世界的追求。
- 🏛 先辈们通过紧密结合政治和经济自由,为这个新国家奠定了基础。
- 🌐 这种生活方式吸引了世界各地的人们,包括像乔纳森这样的年轻人,他们希望通过自己的努力获得进步。
- 📈 随着时间的推移,乔纳森的收入增加了,但他仍然觉得自己的技能值得更高的薪酬。
- 💡 乔纳森通过自己的节俭和创新思维,开始了自己的帽子生意,这展示了个人创业精神。
- 🏢 乔纳森的商业成功依赖于朋友和邻居的投资,这表明社区支持对于新企业的重要性。
- 🎩 通过有效的广告和销售技巧,乔纳森的帽子生意迅速取得了成功。
- 💰 乔纳森必须支付员工工资、税费和投资者回报,这反映了经营企业需要考虑的财务责任。
- 🔄 他将部分利润再投资于业务,以开发更好的帽子,这体现了持续改进和再投资的重要性。
- 🇺🇸 随着时间的推移,自由的基础保护了个人的尊严和家庭,为有才能和进取心的任何人提供了参与建设美国生活方式的机会。
- 👥 从各种背景的美国人通过储蓄投资于商业系统,希望获得股息或利息,这促进了国家的经济增长。
- 🏭 投资和税收对于提供教育、基础设施和其他公共服务至关重要,这些都是我们生活方式的一部分。
- 🔧 有效的政府需要税收来提供必要的服务,但过高的税负可能会破坏我们的储蓄和投资能力,影响生活水平。
- 🧱 我们必须维护我们商业系统的基础,以保持和提高我们的生活质量,同时为未来的年轻一代提供成功和成就的机会。
Q & A
在这段视频中,Jonathan是如何开始他的创业之路的?
-Jonathan通过节省一些积蓄,加上朋友和邻居愿意投资他的新生意,开始了创业之路。他首先需要购买建筑和必要的工具设备,然后通过广告宣传他的产品,并以合理的价格吸引消费者购买,从而开始了他的帽子生意。
为什么Jonathan需要将部分利润重新投入到他的生意中?
-Jonathan将部分利润重新投入到生意中是为了开发更好的帽子设计,以提高产品质量和风格,从而吸引顾客,增加销售额,并实现他的梦想。
视频中提到了哪些因素对美国生活方式的建立和发展至关重要?
-视频中提到,保护个人及其家庭尊严的自由基础、每个人都有按照自己意愿崇拜的权利、以及拥有能力和企业精神的任何人都有机会参与建设美国生活方式等因素,对美国生活方式的建立和发展至关重要。
在Jonathan的商业实践中,哪些因素对他的成功至关重要?
-Jonathan的成功依赖于他的好声誉、朋友和邻居的投资、合理的产品定价、有效的广告宣传、以及持续的产品改进和创新。
视频中提到的“美国商业系统”是如何运作的?
-美国商业系统依赖于数百万节俭的美国人每年将一部分储蓄投入到商业中,以期获得股息或利息。这些储蓄美元流入大小企业,帮助购买土地、建筑、工具和设备,并为不断增长的人口创造新的就业机会。
为什么视频中强调了税收对于维护美国生活方式的重要性?
-税收为政府提供了必要的资金,用于改善和扩展教育系统、支付城市街道、消防和警察保护费用,以及援助贫困者等。此外,州税帮助支付公路、教育机构的费用,并资助提高农场生产力的重要实验。联邦税收支付灌溉和开垦项目、国家公园、邮政服务、气象局等的费用,以及过去的战争费用和国防计划的资金。
视频中提到,为什么在战争或战争威胁期间,美国的商业系统可能会受到干扰?
-在战争或战争威胁期间,正常的商业运作可能会被中断,因为政府可能会实施控制措施,如控制工资、冻结工人在特定工作岗位、控制农产品价格、限制企业利润、分配原材料等,这些措施可能会破坏自由市场的运作。
为什么视频中提到,过度的税收可能会破坏美国的商业系统?
-如果税收过重,可能会削弱公民储蓄和投资的能力,从而影响到商业系统的资金流。这种资金流对于维持和提高生活水平至关重要,因为它支持了更有效和更好的商品生产,以满足不断增长的人口需求。
视频中提到的“破坏性力量”指的是可能威胁到美国商业系统基础自由的任何力量,包括战争、政治不稳定、经济危机等。
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为什么视频中强调了宪法作为维护自由基础的工具?
-宪法提供了一套规则和机制,允许公民和政府在自由基础受到威胁时采取行动。通过宪法,公民可以行使他们的权利,政府可以采取必要的措施来修复裂缝,确保商业系统的持续稳定和繁荣。
视频中提到的“精神生活”对美国家庭意味着什么?
-视频中提到的“精神生活”指的是宗教信仰、道德价值、社区参与等非物质方面的生活质量。这些因素对于维持个人的幸福感和社会的和谐至关重要,即使在物质生活水平提高的情况下。
为什么视频中提到,尽管面临挑战,美国商业系统仍然能够为不断增长的人口提供更好的生活?
-美国商业系统的灵活性、创新能力和对个人自由的保护使其能够在面临挑战时适应和恢复。通过不断的储蓄和投资,以及对教育和基础设施的投资,商业系统能够提高生产率,创造就业机会,并提供更好的商品和服务,从而提高生活水平。
Outlines
🚢 移民与创业精神
第一段描述了人们乘坐船只前往新大陆,寻找更好的生活机会。祖先们通过政治和经济自由的紧密结合,为这个国家奠定了基础。这种生活方式吸引了世界各地的人们,包括年轻的乔纳森,他是一个没有特殊技能的移民,希望在这里找到工作并根据自己的能力和进取心取得进步。随着时间的推移,乔纳森的收入增加了,但他仍然觉得自己应该得到更高的工资。他向雇主请求加薪,但被拒绝。于是,他决定自己创业,开设一家制作女帽的商店。他通过节俭积累的资金和社区成员的投资,成功地开始了新的业务。
💼 创业与市场竞争
第二段讲述了乔纳森如何通过广告和销售技巧,成功地推销他的帽子,并且他的产品受到了消费者的欢迎,从而获得了丰厚的销售额。然而,作为一个企业主,他必须首先支付员工工资、税费以及给帮助他融资的朋友们回报。在支付了所有账单之后,乔纳森不得不将他的大梦想缩小为一个小梦想。尽管如此,他仍然将部分利润重新投入到业务中,以开发更好的帽子。随着时间的推移,自由的坚实基础保护了个人及其家庭的尊严,为每个人提供了崇拜的自由,并为有能力和进取心的任何人提供了参与建设美国生活方式的机会。
📈 经济发展与税收
第三段讨论了税收和储蓄对于经济发展的重要性。它指出,税收必须用于提供学校系统、城市街道、消防和警察保护等服务。州税用于支付公路、教育机构的费用,并资助提高农场生产力的实验。联邦税用于支付灌溉和开垦项目、国家公园、邮政服务、气象局等。此外,税收还必须支付过去战争的巨大成本,并为国防计划提供资金,确保国家的安全。尽管如此,我们不应该让税收达到破坏我们储蓄和投资能力的程度,因为这将影响我们的生活水平。
🏛️ 维护自由与经济基础
第四段强调了维护自由和经济基础的重要性。它提到,尽管战争或其他破坏性力量可能试图破坏我们的自由基础,但作为公民,我们必须迅速使用宪法赋予我们的工具来修复任何裂缝。只要我们保持商业系统的基础强大,我们就能够维持和提高我们的生活水平。这一段还提醒我们,为了保持我们的生活方式,我们必须继续投资于我们的商业系统,并且避免不必要的政府开支,以免增加税收负担。
Mindmap
Keywords
💡自由
💡创业精神
💡投资
💡消费者
💡税收
💡利润
💡竞争
💡储蓄
💡生产率
💡政府服务
💡战争
Highlights
在人类追求更好世界的历史中,船只承载着充满希望的乘客前往新国家。
先辈们通过不可分割地交织政治和经济自由,为这个国家奠定了基础。
来自世界各地的人们被吸引到这片土地,每个人都有机会为自己建立更好的生活。
年轻的乔纳森,一个没有技能的移民,希望在这里找到能够根据他的能力进步的工作。
随着时间的推移,乔纳森的收入增加了,但他仍然觉得自己应该得到更高的工资。
乔纳森提出了自己创业的想法,他注意到村子里没有帽子店,这是一个商机。
乔纳森节俭地存了一点钱,这成为了他创业的紧急基金。
他的朋友们和邻居们愿意投资他们的储蓄到他的新生意中,因为他的声誉良好。
乔纳森通过广告和销售技巧成功吸引了顾客,他的产品受到了市场的欢迎。
乔纳森的梦想是成为自己的老板,但他必须先支付员工工资、税收和投资者的回报。
乔纳森将部分利润重新投入业务,以开发更好的帽子,以实现他的梦想。
随着时间的推移,自由的坚实基础保护了个人及其家庭的尊严,为每个人提供了崇拜的自由。
数百万节俭的美国人每年都会将一部分储蓄投入到我们的商业系统中。
商业系统需要不断的储蓄资金流入,以购买土地、建筑、工具和设备,创造新的就业机会。
尽管今天的主街与乔纳森时代的主街看起来不同,但我们商业系统的原则保持不变。
成功的企业必须有足够的销售收入来支付经营业务的费用,如工资、材料、研发和税收。
明智的管理层会将部分利润重新投资到业务中,其余的利润作为股息分配给投资者。
尽管偶尔我们可能会选择不佳的投资,但通过好的和坏的时期的持续储蓄投资,我们的商业系统能够继续提高生产。
我们的商业系统继续为我们日益增长的人口提供更好的生活,尽管有破坏性的力量冲击我们自由的基础。
在战争或战争威胁期间,我们的商业系统的正常运作可能会中断,可能导致政府控制,这会破坏我们自由基础的基本块。
我们美国人学会了尽快取消政府控制,并修复我们自由基础的裂缝,让我们的商业系统恢复正常运作。
我们通过税收为政府提供资金,以资助许多对我们生活方式有贡献的服务。
我们应该避免向政府施加压力,要求任何不必要的新服务,因为这可能会造成过重的税收负担。
只要我们保持商业系统的基础强大,我们就能够维持和提高我们先辈设想和建立的生活方式。
Transcripts
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it wasn't so long ago in the history of
man's voyage toward a better world that
ships were carrying eager passengers
toward the shores of a new nation that
was just in the building our forefathers
were constructing the foundation of this
nation by interlocking inseparably the
blocks of our political and economic
freedom the way of life our forefathers
established on this foundation of
freedoms drew people from the far
corners of the earth and all those who
set foot on these shores had the
opportunity to build a better life for
themselves even young Jonathan an
unskilled glad from across the sea hoped
to find a job where he could progress
according to his ability and enterprise
[Music]
as the years passed
Johnathan's earnings increased but he
still felt that for a man of his skill
it was about time for another raise mr.
blessed gravy
am I not the best crown rounder and brim
trimmer any business mmm and barelly me
thinks I'm worth more moolah that you
are Jonathan I'm sorry lad no raise
mister bless gravy I sales and profits
down fluid I can run your business
better myself hey why not my own
business oh you needs a little capital a
little push in an idea an idea so I said
you get I was aware that have two adult
fight why there isn't even hat in the
entire village and such prices imagine
paying that much for a poke why not
women's hats my own business
fortunately Jonathan was thrifty enough
to keep a little mistake for such an
emergency well the cost of the building
took care of the nest egg and there was
nothing left to pay for the necessary
tools and equipment
[Music]
but happily Jonathan had a good
reputation and as his idea promised to
profit his friends and neighbors were
willing to invest some of their savings
in his new business
[Music]
in the nick of time an enterprising chap
showed up with the raw materials to make
that before long Jonathan was open for
business
first he had to advertise shop at font
on it's the spot 12 new hats I laughed a
lot ladies get that blue hat through 30
days to pay your bill as an expert
salesman Jonathan demonstrated the
superior style and quality of his
product
[Music]
he said a price for his creations that
the consumer was willing to pay and
sales dollars poured in from satisfied
customers Jonathan had big dreams of the
wonderful rewards of being in business
for himself but before he could buy what
he wanted his employees wages had to be
paid he had to pay taxes and his friends
who helped finance the business had to
be paid a return on their investment
when all of his bills were paid Jonathan
had to exchange his big dream for a
little dream it is the privilege of an
phone to bring you hats with style to
seek the quality magnifique come one
come all to the grand opening to meet
competition Jonathan had the plow part
of his profits back into the business to
develop a better hat
[Music]
if customers approved the quality style
and price of Jonathan's new designs he
still could make his dreams come true
[Music]
with the passing years this strong
foundation of freedoms protected the
dignity of the individual and his family
gave everyone the right to worship as he
pleased and promised anyone with ability
and enterprise the opportunity to
participate in the building of the
American Way of life as we know it today
a way of life that depends upon millions
of thrifty Americans who send a portion
of their savings to work in our business
system each year people from all walks
of life workers farmers housewives all
of us send our dollars to work in our
business system in the hope of earning
dividends or interest on our investment
[Music]
anyone who has an insurance policy a
bank deposit or a share of stock is
helping to collapse our business system
a constant stream of Savings dollars
must flow into big and small business
each year these dollars help to buy the
land the building's the tools and
equipment and create new job
opportunities for our expanding
population the goods we produce are
distributed the Main streets all over
the country
[Music]
while the main street of today doesn't
look much like the main street of
Jonathan's time the principles of our
business system remain the same for
businessmen still compete with one
another for the consumers supply of
spendable dollars and misses consumer is
still mighty critical of everything she
buys all competition the management of
every business has a continuing problem
to improve their product to stay ahead
of competition or else
[Music]
I came in this is it quick chills got
the ball we've got to get it back
given that new product play more style
better quality new features and at the
right price hit the line men let's go
micrometer wrench file caliper slide
rule in addition to creating a better
product management develops new tools
and more efficient methods to help
workers turn out more boxes to sell at a
price mrs. consumer will pay
[Music]
the new features about this better
product or advertised point out its
competitive advantages
[Music]
magic fries with plenty of room for
Teresa nor be although magic firm free
we're SuperDuper forum and or just press
the button for your rights but be
tonight is new and extra space all over
the place for other lies do in the auto
magic firmer please don't think you need
a ride away Jennifer Murphy
ah yes dear lady perma freezes your kind
of refrigerator high high quality at a
low low price sales dollars from
satisfied customers once again flow back
to perma frames a successful business
must have enough sales dollars coming in
to enable management to pay the expenses
of doing business such as salaries and
wages materials and supplies research
and product development plant
maintenance and repair in addition to
all of these bills management has to pay
taxes to local state and federal
governments any money that's left over
is known as profit wise management
flowers part of it back into the
business the remainder of the profit is
paid out as dividends
[Music]
these dividends are sent back who
invested as a reward for risking their
savings in the American business system
although occasionally some of us pick a
lemon after take a loss the constant
investment of our savings through good
times and bad has enabled our
competitive business system to continue
to increase the production of more and
better goods to meet the demands of our
rising population for a better standard
of living for example it was only a
little more than half a century ago if
the average worker had only inefficient
tools to help him turn out a product low
production meant low wages in 1900 many
men had to work ten hours a day six days
a week to earn enough money to provide
their families with the bare essentials
hand labor was the rule in the home as
well at the factory in many families the
youngsters had to work to add their
earnings to the family budget and forego
the opportunity to get an education and
with most families in those days the
standard of living left much to be
desired a half-century later we had
invested enough in our business system
to provide the average worker with
efficient and expensive buildings and
machinery to enable him to produce
enough in a 40 hour week
twice as much as the 1900 worker earned
in a 60-hour week this shorter work week
gives us all more leisure time to enjoy
a standard of living beyond the wildest
dreams of anyone who lived a
half-century ago
the more we earn the more our families
have to spend to the things they need
and watch young people today have
leisure time for fun and enjoy
educational opportunities denied their
fathers and grandfathers and fortunately
we have been able to raise our standard
of living without sacrificing the
spiritual side of life which means so
much to the American family our business
sim has continued to provide a better
life for our increasing population in
spite of destructive forces which have
pounded against our foundation of
freedoms with no avail
however Wars or the threat of wars
interrupt the normal operations of our
competitive business system
and may result in government controls
which cracked essential blocks in our
foundation of freedoms in World War two
wages were controlled many workers were
frozen to their jobs farm prices were
controlled and profits of business were
limited raw materials were allocated
between essential and non-essential
business on Main Street USA many of us
found less to buy because a good portion
of our productive capacity went to the
war effort prices were fixed and the
available supply of goods was rationed
in war emergencies we allow government
to restrict certain of our freedoms but
we Americans have learned to remove
government controls as quickly as
possible and to repair the blocks in the
foundation of our freedoms to allow our
business system to resume its normal
operations while we invest part of our
savings to help finance the world's most
efficient business system at the same
time we pay taxes to government to
finance many kinds of services which
also contribute to our way of life
[Music]
for example our taxes must provide the
necessary funds to improve and expand
our school system our taxes must be
sufficient to pay for city streets help
fire and police protection and of course
aid to the needy
[Music]
our state taxes help pay for highways
educational institutions and among other
things help to finance important
experiments to increase the productivity
of our farms our federal taxes paid for
irrigation and reclamation projects for
national parks Postal Service's the
weather bureau and many other services
our taxes have to pay for the enormous
cost of past Wars and provide the funds
for a defense program which will ensure
the safety of our country in addition
all of us should be willing to pay
whatever taxes are necessary to enable
efficient government to improve or
expand any essential service
but with our present tax load we should
avoid pressuring government for any new
services that aren't absolutely
necessary because we all know the more
our government provides the more taxes
it's forced to collect
[Music]
none of us can escape small business
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farmers
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workers
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Housewives and all of us have to pay our
share demanding more and more from
government could create a tax burden
heavy enough to crack essential blocks
in the foundation of our business system
therefore we shouldn't let our taxes
reach a point where they destroy our
ability to save and invest for as we
have seen our rising standard of living
depends upon a constant flow of savings
dollars into our business system each
year
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in the future of our country waves of
destructive forces will continue to
batter against our foundation when any
force weakens the interlocked blocks of
our political and economic freedoms as
good citizens we must be quick to use
the tools our Constitution gives us and
repair any cracks that may appear as
long as we keep the foundation of our
business system strong we shall be able
to maintain and improve the way of life
our forefathers conceived and
established a way of life which gave
everyone who came to this country the
chance to progress according to his
ability and enterprise like the youth of
yesterday the young people of today
deserved the same opportunity to earn
success and accomplishment and on this
foundation of freedoms continue to build
a better life for themselves and their
fellow man in the world of tomorrow
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you
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