Suggestion: Some areas try to open up the price of masks! how? ——Zhao Xinyue’s quick comment on fighting the epidemic
Author: Zhao Xinyue
"One dollar "conscientious mask" was fined 40,000 for "price gouging"" has sparked heated discussion. The whole story is as follows: Honghu City Huakang Pharmacy sells disposable masks, the purchase price is 0.6 yuan/piece, and the sales price is 1 yuan/piece. After receiving the investigation, the Honghu City Market Supervision and Administration Bureau believed that it was suspected of price gouging and decided to confiscate illegal income of 14,210 yuan and fine RMB 42,630 yuan.
In this case, it is normal not to mention one yuan, or two yuan. As long as it is not outrageously expensive or the merchant is deliberately raising the situation, there is no need to sting the terms, otherwise there will be "three harms": First, it will cause the merchant to feel disappointed. Second, it will cause the people to suffer. Third, in the face of the urgent epidemic, the society has to free up time to investigate. In fact, this matter has been "initiated to re-investment procedures."
Most places are still hard to find masks. Zhao Xinyue, the owner of the Wild Grass Book House, remembered the recent article about "mask economics" on Zhang Wuchang . He advocated the price of masks, otherwise the merchant would not sell it if they had goods, and the more the price limit the people would be unable to buy it. Only by relaxing the price of masks can the market supply be ensured. Originally, I opposed Zhang Wuchang's view and also opposed doing so, because I believe that our production management and market management can satisfy the people. However, I was disappointed when I saw this news. At this level of management, perhaps Zhang Wuchang is right.
So, can this be done? Zhao Xinyue, the owner of the Wildcao Bookstore, suggested: In places where the epidemic is not serious, while strictly managing the epidemic, try to relax the price of masks. Is it right that Zhang Wuchang said?
Zhao Xinyue wrote in Yecao Bookstore.
upper picture: Mr. Zhang Wuchang
upper picture: Comrade Zhao Xinyue
upper picture: Zhao Xinyue in Xibaipo
(Zhao Xinyue, whose name is Yingzhi, is a scholar, founder of Xibaipo studies, member of Hebei Writers Association, member of the Artist Association, and Calligraphy Association Member, expert in party history research, special actor, radio program host, columnist, labor relations research expert. Main works: "Call in Xibaipo", "What do you see when you come to Xibaipo", "The Great Xibaipo Fu", "The First City of Founding", "Xibaipo Learning Fafan", "The Eight Great Masters of Painter Calligraphy", "The Theory of Compassion for Life - The Host's Calligraphy", etc., starring in film and television stage plays such as "The Examination", "The Battle of Pingjin", believe in Marx, Entrepreneurs, and study literature, history, philosophy and classics)
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This way you can buy masks! ——Zhao Xinyue commented on Zhang Wuchang's "Mask Economics"
Author: Zhao Xinyue
(Original work, plagiarism is strictly prohibited, plagiarism will be prosecuted)
does not fully agree with Zhang Wuchang's economic views, but his writing style is free of nonsense and has character, I like it. So, I have been paying attention to the old man’s new articles.
This time, a new article is here! Talking about the supply of masks during the COVID-19 epidemic, it is called "Beijing needs to assist the market in the anti-virus market". Zhao Xinyue, the owner of the Wild Grass Bookstore, called it "mask economics."
The old man’s article is not long, please see the sticker below -
This way you can buy masks! ——Zhao Xinyue commented on Zhang Wuchang’s “Mask Economics”
or above is Zhang Wuchang’s “Mask Economics”.
From the perspective of free market economy theory, what Zhang Wuchang said is not without reason, and it can even be justified. However, economic theories that do not consider political costs at all can only be viewed as theory, but in practice it will not work. If you insist on doing this, something will happen.
Take Japan as a typical free market economy country. During this epidemic, there was no price limit, and isn’t there a dilemma of “hard to find a cover”?
Furthermore, theoretically speaking, when the demand for masks is too high, the existing production capacity cannot meet the demand at all. For this reason, a large number of new production lines are needed. Although high prices can stimulate production, manufacturers are not stupid. Once the epidemic passes, new production lines are scrapped and newly recruited workers are fired. These all require costs. Maybe all the profits of selling masks at high prices will be compensated, which is unpaid.
Also, the negative effects of masks being sold at sky-high prices are very dangerous due to social panic and dissatisfaction with the government. This is a "political cost". Conversely, the government limits prices, organizes production, coordinates supply and demand. The economic and management costs are certainly high, but society is satisfied with the government. The market is temporarily short of the market but will not be panic. Everyone believes in the government. The political costs are reduced, which is generally beneficial to people's livelihood and also helps to enhance cohesion. These are contents that are not considered by the theory of free market economy, but they are very important.
Western economics really cannot explain the socialist market economy. In the past few days, facing the difficulty of finding a mask and the obvious shortage of production lines, many companies across the country that are not close to each other have begun to "cross-border" production of masks, which has been praised by public opinion as "not doing their jobs"! It is these "unright" enterprises that respond to the government's call or the nobleness of rushing to the national crisis that we can see the culture of the descendants of Yan and Huang. The country is in trouble and united, which cannot be explained by the simple economic supply and demand curve.
A company in Sichuan "does not do its job" to produce masks, and employees have been voluntarily sticking to their posts since the New Year. Workers do not pay for money, and business owners are willing to make losses. This is just a microcosm of the nation’s fight against the epidemic. Also, diapers and underwear manufacturers are "not doing their jobs" to make masks! As long as they have the ability, as long as they are beneficial to the country, and they can produce them with all their strength regardless of the cost, this is called unity. It is from these "not doing their jobs" that Zhao Xinyue, the owner of the Wild Grass Book House, saw the nation's "rejuvenation cause".
Thinking of the implementation of the Labor Law in 1995, Zhang Wuchang strongly opposed it, believing that this would ruin mainland enterprises. In fact, his worries are redundant, because when the labor standards are high, the execution will be lenient; when the labor standards are low, the execution will be strict. In fact, there are more people working below the labor standards. This is called "the law does not blame the masses", and it is also Chinese culture.
Return to the topic of epidemic masks. I wonder if Mr. Zhang is in Hong Kong at this time and is wearing a mask?
Zhao Xinyue wrote in Yecao Bookstore. (Original works, plagiarism is strictly prohibited, plagiarism will be prosecuted)
This way you can buy masks! ——Zhao Xinyue commented on Zhang Wuchang's "Mask Economics"
The above picture: A company in Sichuan "does not do its job" to produce masks, and employees have voluntarily stayed at their posts since the New Year. Workers do not pay for money, and business owners are willing to make losses. This is just a microcosm of the nation’s fight against the epidemic.
This way you can buy masks! ——Zhao Xinyue commented on Zhang Wuchang's "Mask Economics"
above picture: Diaper underwear manufacturers "do not do their jobs" to make masks!
above picture: Mr. Zhang Wuchang
above picture: Comrade Zhao Xinyue
above picture: Zhao Xinyue in Xibaipo
above picture: Zhao Xinyue in Xibaipo
(Zhao Xinyue , whose courtesy name is Yingzhi, is a scholar, founder of Xibaipo Academy, member of the Hebei Writers Association, member of the Artists Association, member of the Calligraphy Association, expert in party history research, special actor, radio program host, columnist, and expert in labor relations research. Main works: "Call of Xibaipo", "What do you see when you come to Xibaipo", "The First City of Founding of the Country", "Xibaipo Xuefafan", "The Eight Great Masters of Painter Calligraphy", "The Praise of Life" - The Host's Calligraphy", etc., starring in film and television stage plays such as "The Examination", "Pingjin Battle", and Believe in Marx, Entrepreneurship, and Research on Literature, History, Philosophy and Classics)
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