One might say that the same variables, including hostility to high taxes and a weak labor movement, have operated in the US for the past 200 years - and can thus be expected to continue operating in the future, producing high stock market returns and attracting huge inflows of foreign investment. Those who believe that investments in the US stock market will maintain the same strong growth trend for decades may well be right.
可以说，对高额税收的抵触和工人运动的疲软在美国已经持续了200多年，未来也还将持续下去，带来高额的股市回报并吸引巨额的国外资本。有人相信美国股市投资的强劲增势还会持续几十年，他们很可能所言不虚。但我们应该确切地了解预测的原因。本质上看，我们不仅在预测经济，也是在预测政治，甚至是文化价值，是它们最终决定了经济政策和走向。