Glamor Economics

Chapter 144

Chapter 18 Section 6 Everyone is equal before the system - the law of the hot stove

There is a contractor who "disappears" for a period of time at the end of each year, and then waits until New Year's Eve to reappear.The reason why he played "disappear" was to avoid migrant workers asking for wages.

But at the end of the year, he didn't disappear, and his car disappeared.What about his own car?It turned out to be sold.After asking the reason, he found out that the money that should have been collected had not been collected at the end of the year, but the wages to be paid to migrant workers could not be less, so he had to sell the car as a last resort.

It turned out that the government had introduced a system whereby contractors who owed wages to migrant workers would not be paid to them for the next year.And the main service object of this contractor is a number of constructions organized by government departments.After thinking about it, he had to sell the car and pay the wages of the migrant workers first.

The head contractor didn't want to pay migrant workers wages, but the binding and deterrent effects of the system were in front of him. His best choice was to pay migrant workers wages.In fact, our code of conduct needs to have rigid institutional constraints.Such as the phenomenon of smoking in public places that endangers the health of oneself and others; the phenomenon of "loud voices" in campuses and hospitals; the phenomenon of not giving up seats to patients and the elderly on buses; The system is a good weapon to maintain the moral atmosphere of the society, and people will make choices that maximize their own interests in front of the system.

Everyone is equal before the stove, and whoever touches it will be scalded. This is the "law of the stove".As long as a set of rules and regulations are promulgated, they should abide by the law of the hot stove, which can not only serve as a warning to people, but also enable offenders to receive due punishment.If we don't talk about the legal system but only talk about the human system, the authority of the rules and regulations will be questioned and belittled.We must be strict in the implementation of the rules and regulations, so that we can reflect the seriousness of the rules and regulations and make others take a warning.The Hot Stove Law vividly illustrates the principle of punishment when implementing the system:

Precautionary principle The hot stove is red, and you can know that the stove is hot without touching it with your hands, and it will burn people.This red "stove" is like party discipline and regulations, a "Sword of Damocles" that hangs over everyone's heart at all times.Although the leader holds power, he must not forget himself. He must always be in awe, consciously accept the constraints and education of party discipline and laws, and always think about the red-hot "stove".

The principle of inevitability No matter who touches the "hot stove" in any way, he will definitely be burned, that is, as long as he violates national laws and party discipline and party rules, he will be severely punished.To overcome the fluke mentality, we must establish the absolute authority of the binding force of the system and regulations, so that those greedy people will not dare to stretch out their hands because of the temperature of the hot "stove".

The principle of immediacy When you touch the hot stove, you will be burned immediately, that is, the punishment must be carried out in time after the wrong behavior occurs. "If the punishment is not timely, the people will be hurt; if the decree is not strict, the customs will be harmful." "Get rid of evil affairs quickly" is a very important part.

The principle of fairness The "hot stove" has no elasticity, no matter who, no matter when and where, as long as they touch the "hot stove", they will be burned.As long as "no distinction is made between relatives and estrangements, no difference between high and low, consistent with the law", and all evils are eliminated, those with greed will not dare to touch the "hot stove" again.

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The law of the hot stove is also called the law of punishment. Everyone is equal before the rules and regulations.Crime and punishment can match, and law and governance can match.

The principle of degree There is a "principle of degree" in the "law of the hot stove". The degree of being "burned" is related to the closeness and length of contact with the "hot stove". Punishment is limited to stopping improper behavior. Excessive punishment is harmful .Regulators should also combine the "principle of degree" when enforcing the law, and impose "moderate" punishment on the counterparty who violates the law within the scope of the discretionary power stipulated by the law, so that the counterparty realizes that the "hot stove is hot" and pays attention to the "hot stove". The existence of the "hot stove" is no longer touched intentionally or unintentionally.

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