毋忘五大訴求 公民抗命有理
—10‧20九龍遊行陳情書
(案件編號:DCCC 535/2020)
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胡法官雅文閣下:
2012年,我第一次站在法庭上承認違反「公安惡法」,述說對普選的盼望,批評公安惡法不義,並因公民抗命的緣故,甘心樂意接受刑罰。當年我說,如果小圈子選舉沒有被廢除,惡法沒有消失,我依然會一如故我,公民抗命,並且我相信將會有更多學生和市民加入這個行列。想不到時至今日,普選仍然遙遙無期,我亦再次被帶到法庭接受審判,但只是短短7年,已經有數十萬計的群眾公民抗命,反對暴政。今日,我承認違反「未經批准的政府」所訂立「未經批准的惡法」之下的「未經批准集結」罪,我不打算尋求法庭的憐憫,但請容許我佔用法庭些微時間陳情,讓法庭在判刑前有全面考慮。
暴力之濫觴
在整個反修例運動如火如荼之際,我正承擔另一宗公民抗命案件的刑責。雖然身在獄中,但仍然心繫手足。我在獄中電視機前見證6月9日、6月16日及8月18日三次百萬港人大遊行,幾多熱愛和平的港人冒天雨冒彈雨走上街頭,抗議不義惡法,今日關於10月20日的案件,亦是如此。可能有人會問,政府已在6月暫緩修例,更在9月正式撤回修例,我等仍然繼續示威,豈非無理取鬧?我相信法官閣下肯定聽過「遲來的正義並非正義」(Justice delayed is justice denied)這句格言。當過百萬群眾走上街頭,和平表達不滿的時候,林鄭政府沒有理睬,反而獨行獨斷,粗暴踐踏港人的意願,結果製造出後來連綿不絕的爭拗,甚至你死我活的對抗。經歷眾多衝突痛苦之後,所謂暫緩撤回,已經微不足道,我們只是更加清楚:沒有民主,就連基本人權都不會擁有!
在本案之中,雖然我們都沒有鼓動或作出暴力行為,但根據早前8‧18及10‧1兩宗案件,相信在控方及法庭眼中,案發當日的暴力事件仍然可以算在我們頭上,如此,我有必要問:如果香港有一個公平正義的普及選舉,人民可以在立法會直接否決他們不認可的法律,試問2019年的暴力衝突可以從何而來呢?如果我們眼見的暴力是如此十惡不赦,那麼我們又如何看待百萬人遊行後仍然堅持推行惡法的制度暴力呢?如果我們不能接受人民暴力反抗,那麼我們是否更加不能對更巨大更壓逼的制度暴力沈默不言?真正且經常發生的暴力,是漠視人民訴求的暴力,是踐踏人民意見的暴力,是剝奪人民表達權利的暴力。真正憎恨暴力,痛恨暴力的人,不可能一方面指摘暴力反抗,又容忍制度暴力。如果我需要承擔和平遊行引發出來的暴力事件的刑責,那麼誰應該承擔施政失敗所引發出來的社會騷亂的罪責呢?
社會之病根
對於法庭而言,可能2019年所發生的事情只是一場社會騷亂,務必追究違法者個人責任。然而,治亂治其本源,醫病醫其病根,我雖然公民抗命,刻意違法,控方把我帶上法庭,但我卻不應被理解為一個「犯罪個體」。2019年所發生的事情,並不是我一個人或我們這幾位被告可以促成,社會問題的癥結不是「犯罪份子」本身,而是「犯罪原因」。我明白「治亂世用重典」的道理,但如果「殺雞儆猴」是解決方法,就不會在2016年發生旺角騷亂及2017年上訴庭對示威者施以重刑後,2019年仍然會爆發出更大規模的暴力反抗。
如果不希望社會動亂,就必須正本清源,逐步落實「五大訴求」,從根本上改革,挽回民心。2019年反修例運動,其實只是2014年雨傘運動的延續而已,縱使法庭可能認為兩個運動皆是「一股歪風」所引起,但我必須澄清,兩個運動的核心就是追求民主普選,人民當家作主。在2019年11月24日區議會選舉這個最類近全民普選的選舉中,接近300萬人投票,民主派大勝,奪得17個區議會主導權,這就是整個反修例運動的民意,民意就是反對政府決策,反對制度暴力,反對推行惡法,不容爭辯,不辯自明。我們作為礦場裡的金絲雀,多次提醒政府撤回修法,並從根本上改革制度,而在10月20日的九龍遊行當然是反映民意的平台契機。如今,法庭對我們施加重刑,其實只不過是懲罰民意,將金絲雀困在鳥籠之內,甚至扼殺於鼓掌之中,窒礙表達自由。
堅持之重要
大運動過後的大鎮壓,使我們失去《蘋果日報》,失去教協,失去民陣,不少民主派領袖以及曾為運動付出的手足戰友都囚於獄中,不少曾經熱情投入運動的朋友亦因《國安法》的威脅轉為低調,新聞自由示威自由日漸萎縮,公民社會受到沈重打擊,我亦失去不少摯友,有感傷孤獨的時候,但我仍然相信,2019年香港人的信念,以及所展現人類的光輝持久未變。我不會忘記百萬人民冒雨捱熱抗拒暴政,抵制惡法,展現我們眾志成城;我不會忘記人潮紅海,讓道救護車,展現我們文明精神;我不會忘記年青志士直接行動反對苛政,捨身成仁,展現我們膽色勇氣;我不會忘記銀髮一族走上街頭保護年青人,展現我們彼此關懷;我不會忘記「五大訴求」,不會忘記2019年區議會選舉,展現我們有理有節。
法官閣下,我對於當日的所作所為,不感羞恥,毫無悔意。我能夠在出獄後與群眾同行一路,與戰友同繫一獄,實是莫大榮幸。若法治失去民主基石,將使法庭無奈地接受專制政權所訂立解釋的法律限制,隨時變成政治工具掃除異見,因此爭取民主普選,建設真正法治,追求公平正義,仍然是我的理想。在這條路上,如有必要,我仍然會公民抗命,正如終審法院海外非常任法官賀輔明(Lord Hoffmann)所言,發自良知的公民抗命有悠久及光榮的傳統,歷史將證明我們是正確的。我期望,曾與我一起遊行抗命的手足戰友要堅持信念,在艱難歲月裡毋忘初衷,活在愛和真實之中。
最後,如9年前一樣,我想借用美國民權領袖馬丁路德金牧師的一番話對我們的反對者說:「我們將以自己忍受苦難的能力,來較量你們製造苦難的能力。我們將用我們靈魂的力量,來抵禦你們物質的暴力。對我們做你們想做的事吧,我們仍然愛你們。我們不能憑良心服從你們不公正的法律,因為拒惡與為善一樣是道德責任。將我們送入監獄吧,我們仍然愛你們。」(We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. Throw us in jail and we shall still love you.)
願慈愛的主耶穌賜我們平安,與我和我一家同在,與法官閣下同在,與香港人同在。沒有暴徒,只有暴政;五大訴求,缺一不可!願榮耀歸上帝,榮光歸人民!
第五被告
黃浩銘
二零二一年八月十九日
Lest we forget the five demands: civil disobedience is morally justified
- Statement on 10‧20 Kowloon Rally
(Case No.: DCCC 535/2020)
Your Honour Judge Woodcock
In 2012, I stood before the court and admitted to violating the "Public Security Evil Law". I expressed my hope for universal suffrage, criticized the evil law as unjust, and willingly accepted the penalty for civil disobedience. Back then, I said that if the small-circle election had not been abolished and the draconian law had not disappeared, I would still be as determined as I was, and I believe that more students and citizens would join this movement. Today, universal suffrage is still a long way off, and I have been brought before the court again for trial. But in just seven years, hundreds of thousands of people have already risen up in civil disobedience against tyranny. Today, I plead guilty to "unauthorised assembly" under an unapproved evil law enacted by an unauthorised government. I do not intend to seek the court's mercy, but please allow me to take up a little time in court to present my case so that the court can consider all aspects before sentencing me.
The roots of violence
At the time when the whole anti-extradition law movement was in full-swing, I was taking responsibility for another civil disobedience case. Although I was in prison, my heart was still with the people. I witnessed the three million-person rallies on 9 June, 16 June and 18 August on television in prison, when many peace-loving people took to the streets despite the rain and bullets, to protest against unjust laws. Some people may ask, "The Government has already suspended the legislative amendments in June and formally withdrew the bill in September, but we are still demonstrating, are we not being unreasonable?" I am sure your Honour has heard of the adage "Justice delayed is justice denied". When more than a million people took to the streets to express their discontent peacefully, the Lam administration ignored them and instead acted arbitrarily, brutally trampling on the wishes of the people of Hong Kong, resulting in endless arguments and even confrontations. After so many conflicts and painful experiences, the so-called moratorium is no longer meaningful. We only know better: without democracy, we cannot even have basic human rights!
In this case, although we did not instigate or commit acts of violence, I believe that in the eyes of the prosecution and the court, the violence on the day of the incident can still be counted against us, based on the August 18 and October 1 case. And now I must ask - If Hong Kong had a fair and just universal election, and the public could directly veto laws they did not approve of at the Legislative Council, then how could the violent clashes of 2019 have come about? If the violence we see is so heinous, how do we feel about the institutional violence that insists on the imposition of draconian laws even after millions of people have taken to the streets? If we cannot accept violent rebellion, how can we remain silent in the face of even greater and more oppressive institutional violence? The true and frequent violence is the kind of violence that ignores people's demands, that tramples on their opinions, that deprives them of their right to express themselves. People who truly hate violence and abhor it cannot accuse violent resistance on the one hand and tolerate institutional violence on the other. If I have to bear the criminal responsibility for the violence caused by the peaceful demonstration, then who should bear the criminal responsibility for the social unrest caused by failed administration?
The roots of society's problems
From a court's point of view, it may be that what happened in 2019 was just a series of social unrest, and that those who broke the law must be held personally accountable. What happened in 2019 was not something that I alone or the defendants could have made possible, and the crux of the social problem was not the 'criminals' but the 'causes of crime'. I understand the concept of " applying severe punishment to a troubled world", but if "decimation" was really the solution, there would not have been more violent rebellions in 2019 after the Mongkok "riot" in 2016 and the heavy sentences handed down to protesters by the Court of Appeal in 2017.
If we do not want social unrest, we must get to the root of the problem and implement the "five demands" step by step, so as to achieve fundamental reforms and win back the hearts of the people. 2019's anti-revision movement is indeed a continuation of 2014's Umbrella Movement, and even though the court may think that both movements are caused by a "perverse wind", I must clarify that the core of both movements is the pursuit of democracy and universal suffrage, and the people being the masters of their own house. In the District Council election on 24 November 2019, which is the closest thing to universal suffrage, nearly 3 million people voted, and the democratic camp won a huge victory, winning majority in 17 District Councils. As canaries in the monetary coal mine, we have repeatedly reminded the government to withdraw the extradition bill and fundamentally reform the system, and the march in Kowloon on 20 October was certainly an opportunity to reflect public opinion. Now, by imposing heavy penalties on us, the court is only punishing public opinion, trapping the canaries in a birdcage, or even stifling them in the palm of their hands, suffocating the freedom of expression.
The importance of persistence
As a result of the crackdown after the mass movement, we lost Apple Daily, the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, and the Civil Human Rights Front. Many of our democratic leaders and comrades who had contributed to the movement were imprisoned, and many of our friends who had been passionately involved in the movement had been forced to lay low under the threat of the National Security Law. I still believe that the faith of Hong Kong people and the glory of humanity seen in 2019 will remain unchanged. I will never forget the millions of people who braved the rain and the heat to resist tyranny and evil laws, demonstrating our unity of purpose; I will never forget the crowds of people who gave way to ambulances, demonstrating our civility; I will never forget the young people who sacrificed their lives, demonstrating our courage and bravery; I will never forget the silver-haired who took to the streets to protect the youth, demonstrating our care for each other; I will never forget the "five demands" and the 2019 District Council election, demonstrating our rationality and decency.
Your Honour, I have nothing to be ashamed of and no remorse for what I did on that day. It is my great honour to be in prison with my comrades and to be able to walk with the public after my release. If the rule of law were to lose its democratic foundation, the courts would have no choice but to accept the legal restrictions set by the autocratic regime and become a political tool to eliminate dissent at any time. As Lord Hoffmann, a non-permanent overseas judge of the Court of Final Appeal, said, civil disobedience from the conscience has a long and honourable tradition, and history will prove us right. I hope that my comrades in arms who walked with me in protests will keep their faith and live in love and truth in the midst of this difficult time.
Finally, as I did nine years ago, I would like to say something to those who oppose us, borrowing the words of American civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King: "We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. Throw us in jail and we shall still love you."
Peace be with me and my family, with Your Honour, and with the people of Hong Kong. There are no thugs, only tyranny; five demands, not one less! To god be the glory and to people be the glory!
The Fifth Defendant
Wong Ho Ming
19 August 2021
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2020年7月5日 ·
【我如何運用法律與經濟學在投資決策:營業中斷保險】
2004年左右我就曾為文記錄如何從消費者保護法中的「科技抗辯(state of art)」判斷當年因止痛藥Vioxx瑕疵陷入集體訴訟法律風險、股價腰斬的默克藥廠,其實真正面臨的風險並不高,並大膽$26美元危機入市,兩年半後$50多美元陸續獲利了結。
這部份可以參考後來2018年寫得更清楚的【效率市場假說是錯誤的】一文。
這是一次靠法律專業知識的價值投資操作。
近日因Covid-19在美國失控的疫情,我們又看到新一波影響更廣的法律爭議浮出抬面:營業中斷(business interruption)。
美國各州政府的封城(lockdown)措施使得許多中小企業面臨無法營業、營收中斷、現金流鎖死的倒閉危機。原本這些中小企業購買的商業保險,幾乎都有「營業中斷條款」,此條款大概涵蓋範疇如下(以Allstate公司為例):
1. 預期收入損失(For lost income from the destroyed merchandise (minus expenses you may have already paid, such as shipping).Your pre-loss earnings are the basis for reimbursement under business interruption coverage. Lost earnings, also known as the actual loss sustained, are typically defined as revenues minus ongoing expenses. )
2. 額外支出( For extra expenses if you must temporarily relocate your business because of the fire (for example, the cost of rent at the temporary location).)
然而近日上百萬家申請保險賠償的中小企業卻遭到保險公司拒付,理由是:「Covid-19疫情並未造成實質物理損失(actual physical loss)」。
什麼?賠到當內褲還叫沒有損失?這是怎麼一回事?
一、美國商業保險營業中斷(business interruption)條款法律爭議
多數保險公司紛紛於近日在各自網站上強調「實質物理損失(actual physical loss)的存在是申請保險支付的先決條件」。實質物理損失在保險公司方面的定義為:真實損害(damage)造成營業設備、不動產失去部分或全部原本功能/效用,造成商業收入損失。
換言之,目前美國保險公司的態度是 -- 病毒並未造成中小企業保戶物理上營業設備或不動產失去運作能力,病毒讓人致病又不讓機器廠房店面生病,當然不構成支付賠償金的條件。
中小企業主的立場顯然相反 -- 病毒與政府封城措施造成營業上之不可能,我當初買保險不正是為了這種不可預期之風險?沒了收入但租金、工資與各項支出依然照付,損失哪裡不真實不存在?
為何保險公司可以如此狹隘限縮解釋?這是因為此類商業保險的營業中斷條款最早源自於美國南北內戰時期,當時的商家因戰爭破壞或徵調的關係,其所擁有的商業設備或店面因此不再能持續生產失去收入,在此侷限條件下商界所應運而生的保險制度。故,美國保險法律與習慣上,對實質物理損失的看法是有歷史累積,而因循前例恰恰是普通法(common law)的核心邏輯。
可是現代世界與南北戰爭相差100多年,難道法律上都沒有可以擴張或改變的突破口?
有的,而此問題的法律突破口在一個我想台灣讀者大概都想不到的關鍵點 -- 「附著與污染」。
⟪附著與污染⟫
附著概念在1980、1990年代都已經有州法院判決提供了初步概念,但最標誌性、最多後來者引用的則是2002年康乃迪克州聯邦地方法院的⟪Yale University v. CIGNA Ins. Co.⟫一案。
此案中耶魯大學於1980年代的建築外牆塗漆後來證實含有重金屬鉛與石棉,造成第三人健康受損。耶魯大學根據產物保險條款,要求保險公司支付賠償金。保險公司稱:「塗漆又不影響建築物原本功用,不構成物理性實質損害。」拒絕賠償。
官司先在康乃迪克州州法院打,州法院也是採取與保險公司相同的限縮解釋。
但後來官司打到聯邦地方法院,聯邦地院卻採取擴張解釋:「附著」於耶魯大學建築物上的油漆,實質上「污染(contaminated)」了建築物,使其一部或全部失去了原本功用,因此構成實質物理損害。
此觀點在2009年也於⟪Essex Ins. Co. v. BloomSouth Flooring Corp.⟫案得到位於麻州的聯邦第一巡迴法院支持,認為附著於財產上的「惡臭(odor)」也是種能造成實質物理損害的汙染。
這也是為什麼目前我們看到針對Covid-19相關幾百個保險訴訟案中,最活躍的佛羅里達州律師John Houghtaling II主張:「『附著』於建築物、商業設施表面的冠狀病毒也是一種造成實質物理損害的汙染」。即便事實上多數公衛專家均指出目前科學證據顯示,Covid-19主要還是透過人傳人機制傳染,透過附著物體表面傳染案例屬於極少數特例。
因為熟悉英美法的人都知道,common law的先例是一個比較可能勝訴的框架,律師多盡量把訴之主張想辦法塞進成功框架裡,即便看起來很彆扭。要是跳脫既有框架另創新法律見解,則勝訴機率很可能大減。
但前述「附著與污染」見解並非每個法院都買單,例如紐約州州法院在2002年與2014年不同判決中都否定此擴張見解,堅持南北戰爭留下的狹義解釋。
可這就進入我們第二個重點...
二、經濟學角度切入:
各州法院之間對於營業中斷(business interruption)的法律定義不同勢必會增加各州中小企業與保險公司各自在營運上的不確定性。當然,這也會增加再保險公司的不確定性。
依據美國法架構,各州法律見解不同牽涉到跨州商務,是有高度可能最後進入聯邦最高法院以求一統一見解。然而法律訴訟程序的曠日廢時將使得中小企業不見得有足夠資金支撐到訴訟結果,但反之,希冀減少損失的保險公司們卻有相當高誘因要把戰場拖到最高法院。
從經濟學競爭(competitiveness)的概念切入,中小企業方也必將嘗試繞過既有遊戲規則,即法律程序,試圖建立有利於自己的新遊戲規則。
於是乎我們就見到美國知名四大主廚--Daniel Boulud (米其林兩顆星), Thomas Keller(米其林三顆星), Wolfgang Puck(米其林一顆星) 以及 Jean-Georges Vongerichten(米其林三顆星)-- 結盟,並於今年3月底去電美國總統川普,要求逼迫保險公司支付停業的商業損失。
川普果然也在4月份內部會議上提出:「他知悉保險公司對多年支付保費的餐廳業者雨天收傘一事,雖然他也知道保險公司保單涵蓋範圍有限,但如果支付賠償金是公平的,則保險公司就應該支付。(... saying restaurateurs had told him they paid for business-interruption coverage for decades but now they need it and insurers don’t want to pay. He said he understood that some policies have pandemic exclusions, adding: “I would like to see the insurance companies pay if they need to pay, if it’s fair.)」
熟悉制度經濟學的朋友都知道,當「無主收入」出現時,意味著租值消散(rent dissipation),也代表著整體社會的浪費。租值消散是整個經濟學最難掌握的高級概念,許多有名的經濟學家或教授,甚至某些諾貝爾獎得主,也不見得能正確理解並掌握此概念,本文並不打算詳談,請有興趣的讀者自行參考我過去幾篇舊文。
就我所知,一般經濟學者未曾討論「準租值消散(rent dissipation on depend)」狀況 -- 在法律定義未由最高法院統一見解前,被保險人無從得知是否可以取得保險賠償金;保險人雖暫時對保費有所有權,但一旦訴訟發生依會計原則也必須劃出一部分作為賠償準備金。可是在真實世界,我們目前不存在比曠日廢時的司法或所費不貲的政治遊說(包含政治獻金/賄絡),更有效率且廣為接受的制度來安排這樣的權利衝突。
(此處on depend概念類同於英美財產法中的on depend概念,我就不岔題解釋)
這是說,從經濟分析角度看,在統一法律見解未出現前,此狀況是一種社會費用,以租值消散形式暫時存在。
這就轉到本文的第三個重點,身為證券市場投資人,怎麼看怎麼應對?
三、投資人角度
在日常法律爭議上,此類「未有最終判決前,權利範圍或收入歸屬處於未定狀態」的狀況實屬常見。換個角度說,其實這些案件多屬於個體性風險,即便在系統內會產生一定權利範圍/未來收入預期影響,可幾乎都不會構成「系統性風險」。
但此次對「營業中斷」定義爭議卻碰上歷史罕見的大規模被迫停業狀況,根據美國普查局 (United States Census Bureau)的資料顯示,截至今年5月8日,因被迫停業而申請Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)的中小企業高達360萬家,借款金額達$5370億美元。4月26日~5月2日該週資料更是超過51.4%企業受到疫情影響(見圖)。
有保險公司代表說得清楚:保險原理是基於「大數法則」,亦即平時由多數人分別出資一小部分,於個別性風險實現時支付賠償金彌補其風險。但若「近乎所有出資者的風險都實現」,保險公司根本不可能同時支付所有被保險人賠償金,這已經不是個別性風險而是系統性風險,保險公司只能宣告破產。
2008年金融風暴主因之一也是原本以為透過大數法則建立的CDOs,包裹大量不同債信的房貸債權很安全,結果不堪系統性風險實現而崩潰。
我在今年五月份【美國失業人數破2千萬為何股市上漲?再來怎麼看?】一文中特別強調我們應該多關注CLOs(Collateralized Loan Obligation)潛在違約危機,也是著眼於此類別個別性風險轉為系統性風險的可能性激增。
同樣的,前述營業中斷保險條款無論美國法院最終見解為何,都很可能發生二選一結果:「大規模中小企業因封城出現流動性枯竭引發的大規模倒閉風險」對上「保險公司支付如此大量賠償金恐陷大規模財務危機」。
即便是繞過法律程序,透過政治遊說施壓美國行政單位,依然繞不開上述兩項風險必然實現其中一種的局面。
根據富國銀行(Wells Fargo)的推估,美國目前含有營業中斷條款的保險金額約$8千億美元,其中50%透過再保險方式轉嫁。值得慶幸的是我並未查到此類保險有轉化為其他衍生性金融商品,這表示風險可能未如CDO、CLO般倍數放大。富國銀行認為美國商業保險公司應該有能力吸收$1500億左右的賠償,但根據美國普查局資料受影響商家超過5成,意味著假設$4千億索賠發生時,即便能移轉$2千億至再保險公司,依然還有約$500億的差額。
我們要特別注意的是保險公司收到保險金後必須轉為投資方能獲利,這表示當股市下挫時保險公司的資產也會跟著縮水,償付能力也會隨之下降。例如巴菲特的Berkshire Hathaway旗下保險集團於今年第一季因支付保險賠償金淨損$4.89億美元,但同時集團資產卻也記入$550億資產減損。
故,我前述二擇一風險實現時,會不會引發股市下挫傷害保險公司資產也值得注意。
另一方面,有誘因把法律戰拖到聯邦最高法院的保險公司即便此策略成功執行,流動性短缺的中小企業恐怕提早實現第一種風險,對整體經濟乃至於股市同樣不利。
身為投資人還要再小心的,是本屆Fed主席Jerome H. Powell屢破歷史紀錄的灑鈔救市風格,也很可能在前述因保險爭議而生之系統性風險可能實現時再度開啟瘋狂印鈔機制,而在經濟學上會有什麼效果,我在【美國失業人數破2千萬為何股市上漲?再來怎麼看?】一文已經講得清楚,簡言之:
a. 證券資產價格將局部出現嚴重通貨膨脹。尤其這段時間持有美國資產者獲利率可能超越持有其他國家資產者。
b. 各國因貨幣政策多少掛著美元,而將出現輸入性通膨。
c. 寬鬆貨幣產生的貨幣幻覺(money illusion)將埋下更多錯誤投資地雷。
d. 每次寬鬆貨幣救市都是以美元地位為代價。當美元地位跌破均衡點,人民幣等主要貨幣不再支撐美元,美國將出現全面性嚴重通貨膨脹,美國債券價格將大跌,許多州政府、市政府有破產可能。此時,持有美元與美國境內資產者恐受相當傷害。
結論:
我批評過很多次,坊間常見的「價值投資」多半只是拿幾個財務數字挪來搬去,從嚴謹的經濟學角度看這只是看圖說故事的自我欺騙行為。我認為真正有效的價值投資,是依據如經濟學這類具備科學解釋力的理論架構,蒐集真實世界的關鍵侷限條件與條件轉變從而預測未來,並嘗試從中獲利。
掌握真實世界的關鍵侷限條件必須:a. 累積大量、多範圍的各種知識,其中法學、經濟學、基礎物理/化學/醫學乃至於某些工程實務等都是必須;與b. 有足夠的能力從無數侷限條件中分離出「關鍵」。
我也談過,Benjamin Graham以降至巴菲特的傳統價值投資法最大缺失在於「忽略貨幣因素」,一旦出現極端貨幣現象時,價值投資幾乎失效。這部份價值投資者必須自行強攻以價格理論出發的貨幣學來彌補。
巴菲特老夥伴Charlie Munger認為投資者需具備各種不同知識體系,吾人深以為然。此文為一又牛刀小試。
參考資料:
✤ Yale University v. CIGNA Ins. Co., 224 F. Supp. 2d 402 (D. Conn. 2002)
✤ Matzner v. Seaco Ins. Co., 1998 WL 566658 (Mass. Super. Aug. 12, 1998)
✤ Arbeiter v. Cambridge Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 1996 WL 1250616, at *2 (Mass. Super. Mar. 15, 1996)
✤ Essex Ins. Co. v. BloomSouth Flooring Corp., 562 F.3d 399, 406 (1st Cir. 2009)
✤ Roundabout Theatre Co. v. Cont’l Cas. Co., 302 A.D. 2d 1, 2 (N.Y. App. Ct. 2002)
✤ Newman, Myers, Kreines, Gross, Harris, P.C. v. Great N. Ins. Co., 17 F. Supp. 3d 323 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
✤ The Wall Street Journal, "Companies Hit by Covid-19 Want Insurance Payouts. Insurers Say No." June 30, 2020
✤ Steven N.S. Cheung, "A Theory of Price Control," The Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. XVII, April 1974, pp. 53-71
✤ Willam H. Meckling & Armen A. Alchian, "Incentives in The United States," American Economic Review 50 (May 1960), pp. 55-61
✤ Milton Friedman, "Money and the Stock Market," Journal of Political Economy, 1988, Vol. 96, no. 2
✤ Irving Fisher, "The Money Illusion," 1928
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法國最大鮮奶油品牌愛樂薇 Elle & Vire 週二於台北正式宣佈台灣區品牌大使,由台北知名法式甜點店 Quelques Pâtisseries 某某。甜點 主廚 Lai 擔任。 Elle & Vire - produits laitiers 是全法最大鮮奶油品牌、也是奶油類產品的領導品牌,致力生產高品質乳製品,也是許多法國甜點主廚們的愛用品牌。自去年 11 月由台灣最大烘焙原料進口商 德麥食品 獨家代理後,Elle & Vire 目前也在台灣搶下市佔率第一的寶座。
某某的主廚 Lai 與品牌主理人 Lynn 為了這次的品牌大使活動,從準備履歷、作品集,一直到在工作之餘製作活動中需要的作品,其實已經默默辛苦了幾個月。活動中端出的五樣甜點都是某某的明星商品,包括:花柚開好了、黑醋栗蒙布朗、蜂蜜威士忌起司蛋糕、綠丘、黑森林,更特別設計了一個巴黎鐵塔造型的聖多諾黑(Saint-Honoré)。這些作品除了使用 Elle & Vire 的動物性鮮奶油、發酵無鹽奶油外,也與 Mamasang Taipei 合作,由後者的法籍 bartender Bastien 設計五樣特製雞尾酒搭配。
昨日的活動不僅是台灣本土品牌德麥宣告國際化、現代化、年輕化的重要開端,同時也是法國品牌逐漸走向在地的象徵。過去法國品牌一向採用法國主廚擔任品牌大使,如果不是由法國特地飛來台灣做行銷宣傳活動、就是在台灣選出法國主廚來推廣,近兩年逐漸調整品牌策略,將目光轉向本地優秀的職人。看到像 Lai 這樣優秀的台灣主廚獲得肯定,真的令人倍感欣慰,期待將來會有更多這樣的案例,畢竟,台灣頂尖的優秀人才一樣也是世界級的。
再次恭喜 Chef Lai,衷心期待看到更多美好的創作 ❤️
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Together with Tehmag Foods, Elle & Vire, the leading brand of French dairy products has announced its brand ambassador for Taiwan market this Tuesday. Chef Lai of Quelques Pâtisseries, the renowned French pastry shop in Taipei, is selected and will be presenting the brand and endorsing its high quality products in demonstrations and related marketing events from now on.
In this event, Chef Lai presented 5 of her signature creations along with an Eiffel-Tower-shaped Saint-Honoré, using Elle & Vire's creams and unsalted gourmet butter. Yuzu-Osmanthus, Mont-Blanc Marron-Cassis, Honey Whisky Cheesecake, Green Hill and Forêt-Noire, all of the beautiful and tasty pastries embody professional skills, creativity, delicacy, as well as endless endeavours in search of perfection. These 5 pastries are paired with 5 cocktails prepared by the talented bartender Bastien at Mamasang Taipei.
The event marks the ambition of Tehmag Foods for renewing and revitalising its brand image as a local food ingredient distributor. It also shows the attempt of a French company to get more integrated in the local market while expanding its global territory. Similar ideas are also observed in recent moves made by other French brands such as Isigny Saint-Mère and Président.
A Ferrandi graduate with experiences in Ledoyen (3 Michelin stars) as well as other restaurants and pastry shops, Chef Lai has a solid background in French pastries and is regarded as one of the best pastry chefs in Taipei. Her shop "Quelques Pâtisseries" has already allured some of the world's most influential pastry chefs, such as Cédric Grolet, Yann Couvreur, Amaury Guichon, Johan Martin, Fabrizio Fiorani, to name a few.
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Interview with Lai and Lynn: https://tinyurl.com/y58zs6bc
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誠品閱讀光影 II _ 易經卜卦紫微斗數學習者 賴旭立
原名 Christophe Clerc 的賴旭立,出生於法國的香檳區Reims。來台定居前曾在法國華碩擔任業務經理。與台灣太太結婚後,放下高薪工作,隨太太來台定居。
青少年時期因為學習太極拳從老師那邊得知“易經”,來到了台灣,終於有機會拜師深入學習易經。 艱深的命理書籍,他用法文在上面記了密密麻麻的筆記,艱深難懂的紫微斗數、陽宅學,他看的津津有味,偶而還會幫人算八字。
易經卦象往往是艱澀的古文,對外國人來說更是難上加難,賴旭立笑說,看到台灣國中生在公車上背單字卡給他靈感,於是自製「64卦小卡」,平時通勤時背誦,非常有效果。
篤信風水的他,自己也身體力行,初一、十五必定吃素。每天都會抽空到廟裡靜坐,平常在生活中遇到一些難解的事都會直接擲茭問關帝君。
學風水要出師的道路漫長,賴旭立不著急。他說,學成後希望能回到法國,傳達真正的風水概念,但在這之前還有許多要學的,下一個目標就是學習奇門遁甲。
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