Money is how we transfer wealth.Money is social credits.It is the ability to have credits and debits of other people’s time.If I do my job right, if I create value for society, society says, “Oh, thank you.”We owe you something in the future for the work you did in the past.Here’s a little IOU.Let’s call that money.Wealth is the thing you want.Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep.Wealth is the factory, the robots, cranking out things.Wealth is the computer program that’s running at night, serving other customers.Wealth is even money in the bank that is being reinvested into other assets, and into other businesses.Even a house can be a form of wealth, because you can rent it out, although that’s probably a lower productivity use of land than some commercial enterprise.
Even a house can be a form of wealth, because you can rent it out, although that’s probably a lower productivity use of land than some commercial enterprise.
房屋也可以是一种财富,因为它能够出租;不过,与某些商业项目相比,这可能不是土地生产率最高的用途。
rent out[rent aʊt]
出租
Ex: They rent out the spare room.
例句翻译:他们把空余房间出租。 分析:rent out 强调所有者把资产租给别人使用。
productivity[ˌproʊdʌkˈtɪvəti]
生产率;产出效率
Ex: Automation increased the factory’s productivity.
例句翻译:自动化提高了工厂的生产率。 分析:指单位资源所产生的价值或产出。
commercial enterprise[kəˈmɜːrʃəl ˈentərpraɪz]
商业企业;营利项目
Ex: The land supports a productive commercial enterprise.
Ex: Even a house can be a form of wealth, because you can rent it out, although that’s probably a lower productivity use of land than some commercial enterprise.