Xu Haodong mentioned that Qiu Heke, Fang Licheng and Zheng Tengyu were not dissatisfied, and they didn't know them anyway, and they were looking forward to the detention center, Xu Haodong could say anything.

But Vice Mayor Liu Junru is not, Zheng Tengyu is his teacher, Qiu Youke is his grandfather, he is also a big believer in neoliberal economics, Xu Haodong looks at neoliberal economics so much, he thinks he can't keep silent.

"Secretary Xu, can I interject a few words?"

"Nope."

"Why?"

"Because now is not the time for discussion."

"Don't I have the right to speak?"

Xu Haodong smiled and said: "Of course you have, of course you have the right to speak, but the premise is that you must first respect my right to speak, you can propose to the presiding officer of the meeting, Comrade Li Jiguo, I believe that after I finish speaking, he will give you the opportunity and time to speak." ”

Acting Mayor Li Jiguo nodded and said, "No problem. ”

Xu Haodong stood up at this time and continued his tirade, "Comrades, as a lover of economics, I also have a little understanding of neoliberal economics. To be fair, in the 80s and 90s of the last century, neoliberal economic policies swept the world and helped the development of the global economy, which is worthy of recognition. I also do not deny that Qiu and Ke returned to the United States and actively promoted neoliberal economics in China, making certain contributions to China's reform and opening up and the development of the commodity economy. But, in reality, he is only an amateur of economics, not a real economist, and neoliberal economics is something else, he is just a translator, an introducer, and an advocate. ”

As mentioned above, the neoliberal economy has entered an embarrassing situation as the neoliberal economic policies adopted by Latin American countries have led to the bankruptcy of the country, and the current global financial crisis has pushed the neoliberal economy into a corner. Why is this so? This is because the neoliberal economy places too much emphasis on the role of the market, ignores the responsibilities of the government, and advocates comprehensive and aggressive welfare cuts. In a country like ours, the implementation of a neoliberal economy is very dangerous, and the interests of the people cannot be balanced through effective channels, and the result is that what we see today is the coexistence of the oligarchy economy of the state and the oligarchy of capital, and the polarization of the rich and the poor, depriving the people of the benefits that they should have received in the process of economic development. ”

"The biggest characteristic of Qiu Youke is that he adopts mechanical neoliberal economics as the standard on any issue, and stubbornly believes that neoliberal economics is right and omnipotent. I can't say that he has ulterior motives, I just think that he didn't learn economics, that is, Qiu Youke lacks the ability to apply his knowledge of economics. An economist, regardless of whether the economic theories he adheres to are correct or not, should follow his theories and follow the logic under his theoretical framework to explain economic phenomena and put forward logical suggestions, but Qiu Youke precisely lacks this ability. ”

"Take highway traffic jams as an example, now there are traffic jams in medium-sized cities, and highways are inseparable from people's daily lives, and traffic jams have become an urgent problem to be solved in our country. Qiu Youke believes that marketization is the best way to improve efficiency, and China should charge fees on the road, and only by implementing tolls can we solve traffic jams and achieve the best distribution of society. From a logical point of view in reality, Qiu Youke's solution is absurd, because of the 140,000 kilometers of toll roads in the world, 100,000 kilometers in China, the collection cannot be said to be small, but in Hong Kong, a small place, there is no toll but there is no traffic jam. Obviously, there is no necessary connection between traffic jams and whether they are charged, and if they must be contacted, they should be concluded that too many charges lead to traffic jams. ”

"We do not discuss the causes of traffic jams, but only analyze whether Qiu and Ke's charging results can be derived according to Qiu and Ke's theory. The most effective and direct way to solve traffic jams is to stipulate that driving illegally will burn the vehicles to the ground, obviously this method is not advisable, and solving the problem of traffic jams is not the ultimate goal, but to find a reasonable way to achieve the best balance. According to his principle of merit-based distribution, individuals start from the position of self-interest, and in the case of increased costs, they will obviously choose a low-cost way to reduce the consumption of automobiles, and the road will naturally be open. ”

"In this case, however, the social costs have increased, and the costs will rise significantly for both businesses and individual vehicle users. Due to the reduction of automobile consumption, the interests of automobile manufacturers and enterprises related to automobile consumption will be damaged, and the damaged benefits are also social costs, and the losses caused by traffic jams are simply transferred to other industries. If there is a quantitative analysis, it is believed that the cost borne by the society after the transfer exceeds the loss of traffic jams, and the theoretical conclusion of Qiu Youke's greatest benefit cannot be reached at all. In other words, Qiu Youke's theory is contrary to his inference for solving the problem. ”

"Qiu Heke's prescription for traffic jams is a typical reversal of the cart before the horse, just like a quack doctor treating a hunchback, two wooden planks are clamped, pressed on a boulder, and the back is straight, but the person is dead. In addition, what is the legal basis for charging for vehicles on the road, and why should the government charge for road tolls after it is supposed to provide public services, justice and justice have never been the concerns of neoliberal economists. Frankly speaking, Qiu Youke's ignorance of economics and his lack of logical thinking skills make him look extremely comical as a huge economist. ”

Qiu Youke's mode of thinking is contrary to the rationality of economists, and the rationality of economists lies in collecting real data to examine economic phenomena and using the economic theories they have mastered to draw logical conclusions, but Qiu Youke cannot do it. For an academic community to be respected by the public, it must have something to respect, and if an old man wants to be respected, there must be something to be respected. An old man who uses his status to try to influence the decision-making of public affairs with nonsense is bound to be spurned by the public, and an academic group will only end up worse. ”

"I personally feel that in recent years, the media has gradually driven Qiu Youke in the direction of two fools, and in the interview, Qiu Youke was deliberately asked to say something inconsequential, and then fried it to make it ugly. From the way of thinking revealed in Qiu Youke's articles and speeches, I think that Qiu Youke is extremely unqualified compared to economists, and Qiu Youke speaks for certain industries or interest groups, but he stubbornly refuses to admit it, which is a serious violation of moral and scientific standards. ”

"Free thought and independent personality are the basic requirements for an intellectual, who must abide by fairness and justice, uphold morality and conscience, and speak for the public interest. There will be individual intellectuals among economists, but I don't want economists in the broad sense to be intellectuals, they can be scholars, scholars, or simply professional workers who make a living from economics. We don't hold intellectuals to the testimony, so they can speak for governments, institutions, social groups, citizen groups, and interest groups. ”

"Economics, as a branch of social science, has been branded as a voice for interest groups from the moment it was born. The essence of endorsement is to strive for the maximization of the interests of the group, or to obtain the maximum interests of the group under the increase of the overall interests of the society, rather than to fool other social groups and seek the interests of the group at the expense of the interests of others. Qiu and the admirable American economist may be employed by government departments to provide services to government departments; or work in an investment bank, become a professional economist, speak for employers, and serve employers; It is understandable that he can teach at a university or run a private research institute, he can speak for the people, he can speak for himself, or he can only speak for what he thinks is the correct economic theory. ”

"However, economists must have a clear identity, and if you work in an investment bank, you cannot speak as a public representative, and the public can judge your words according to your identity and their own understanding, whether they believe it or not. When Greenspan became chairman of the Federal Reserve, he not only stopped the consulting company he started, but also entrusted his own funds to the fund to invest and manage for him. Only when the identity is clear can we talk about public trust. There is no shame in who to speak for, but if you don't know it, you are likely to be deceiving people. ”

"It is the duty of economists to speak for others, either based on conscience or based on theories they believe in, whether the theories are right or wrong. If you do not start from the theory you believe in, and only whitewash a certain interest group, you will lose the value of the economist's endorsement and become a helper and a drummer. If you don't know who you are, if you speak for the rich and for the poor, and if you pretend to be a public intellectual, you are immoral, at least "the profession of economist is immoral, and his behavior is to deceive and seek profit by deception." Qiu and Ke's endorsements are probably the same, and Qiu and Ke's endorsements lack conscience. ”

"All economists, and even all social scientists, speak for others, either for the whole of the people, or for a specific group, and Qiu Youke, who is known as an economist, should be the same. However, Qiu Youke has never said which specific group Qiu Youke is representing, Qiu Youke has only said that he will speak for the rich, whether it is the overall endorsement of the rich, but it is difficult to say, because the definition of the rich is vague, and the rich people I think may be poor people at all in Qiu Youke's eyes. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Haodong looked at Vice Mayor Liu Junru, "To sum up, Qiu Youke is not only not a qualified economist, but also has a big problem with his character, Vice Mayor Liu, I will talk about this for the time being, now, your opportunity to speak has come, and my comrades and I will listen to you." ”