But this is nanny-state action designed to placate investors who naively parked their money in stocks a few years ago and sat back, expecting the good times to keep rolling.

• 但政--府出台这个政策就像保姆，意在安抚投资者，他们几年前傻乎乎地把钱投入股市，然后就一劳永逸，以为大好时光会一直持续下去。