不过,公平地看,贝弗里奇接着解释说,“强制保险一直受到民众欢迎,而疾病险、死亡险、养老保险以及最近的住院治疗险的自愿投保增长迅速,两者都显示出民众的这种愿望。民众强烈反对任何形式的经济情况调查,也显示了这一点。这种反对并不是因为人们想要不劳而获,而是因为他们厌恶这种测试隐含的逻辑——它似乎是在惩罚节俭,而他们已把节俭看成一种责任和乐趣。能够管理自己的收入,是公民自由的重要元素。如果你在茶党(Tea Party)集会上宣扬这样的观点,一定会赢得欢呼。
What Beveridge proposed looks mean today. The benefit level suggested for a couple was 32 shillings a week (probably about £70 at today’s prices). This was a carefully calculated subsistence income, which was not intended to rise other (perhaps) than with inflation. The sick and unemployed would acquire benefit through insurance contributions and the elderly would gradually acquire a similar entitlement over their working lifetimes.
贝弗里奇的建议在今天看来有些吝啬。根据他的建议,一对夫妇一周享有的福利保障水平为32先令(按照如今的物价相当于约70英镑)。这个数字是经过精心计算的、维持基本生存所需的收入水平,按贝弗里奇的设想,唯一可能导致这一数字调升的理由就是通货膨胀。通过缴纳保险,公民在生病和失业时能获得保障,老年人在退休前缴纳保险、在退休后也会获得类似权益。
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