背景:近日,经济学家茅于轼在接受媒体采访时称,“廉租房应该是没有厕所的,只有公共厕所,这样的房子有钱人才不喜欢。”
网友“许愿船”在红网论坛发帖《急茅于轼先生之所急——申请研发“穷人茧”取代廉租房》称,自己“对茅于轼先生的提议作了进一步的改善。那就是,申请研发“穷人茧”取代廉租房计划”。
在帖子中,“许愿船”说,“我们对茅于轼先生忧国忧民之心是众所周知的,作为一个生在新中国,长在红旗下的新一代中国网民,我们要想茅于轼先生之所想!急茅于轼先生之所急。”但实际上,在整个计划中,“许愿船”本着这一思想,恶搞了“茅论”,表达了对“廉租房不设厕所”论的反讽。
“许愿船”坦承自己是在恶搞,他认为,廉租房小到基本功能都开始弱化,还有什么意义?穷人都不能有自由如厕的权利了,干脆把其他权利都剥夺!
无限畅想
看“穷人茧”有何特点与优势
在恶搞中,“许愿船”以“穷人茧”的特点和优势对“茅论”进行了批驳和嘲讽。
“穷人茧”特点
它可以依照穷人的体型量身订做,占用空间小,可随处放置,如虫卵一样悬挂在大树下,吸附在大楼外面,排列在街道两旁,安置在货仓、储藏室、地下室、停车场的任何空间里;它既可满足穷人睡眠的需求,亦可让穷人进行长时间的冬眠。
经济危机时期,穷人打不到工,赚不到钱,无法生存,这时,“穷人茧”的优越性就体现出来了,穷人可以拖儿带口、携妇将雏地向政府申请租赁“穷人茧”,注射减缓人体新陈代谢的针剂后,成为一个个冬眠蛹,进入“穷人茧”内,开始冬眠状态。当政府宣布经济危机已经过去,有大量就业机会时,才会唤醒“穷人茧”内的穷人出来工作。
“穷人茧”的优势
1。稳定楼价。“穷人茧”的出现,富人不再嫉妒穷人。它将提供一种呵护楼市、鼓励购房消费的舆论环境,从而进一步加强了市场信心。2。占地极少。富人可以广厦三千,穷人只需夜眠七尺。“穷人茧”占地面积不会超过两立方米每套(可供一家三口冬眠)。这样,可以省下无数土地建别墅庄园,建高档社区,跑马场,高尔夫球场等等。
3。消灭就业压力。穷人都冬眠了,剩下的都是富人。富人是不需要考虑就业问题的,所以,“就业难”就迎刃而解了。
4。穷人长寿。可以保障穷人的平均寿命不低于富人的平均寿命。因为,穷人冬眠时,新陈代谢缓慢。穷人活一百年,也许他的生理机能还停留在三四十岁的健康状态上。
5。城市有序发展。穷人一消失,城市脏乱差现象肯定明显好转。这样,中国每一座城市都可以评选上世界卫生城市、园林城市。城管工作蒸蒸日上,摆地摊的,擦鞋的,捡垃圾的,都不见了。
最后,“许愿船”表示,“正因为‘穷人茧’的优势是明显的,一劳永逸的,作为一个中国网民,强烈要求国家研发‘穷人茧’。”
- Re: 穷人茧(转贴)posted on 03/25/2009
Somebody here in the U.S. has designed a shopping cart / tent combo. The cart can fold out at night and transform into a tent to sleep in, for homeless.
Maybe Mr. Mao took his inspiration from it, you never know. - Re: 穷人茧(转贴)posted on 03/25/2009
shopping cart / tent combo? No kidding! :D
Except this is some parody for Mr. 茅坑 - posted on 03/25/2009
This thing actually works out well for homeless people, except it is pretty expansive. Only charity organizations buy them and distribute to the homeless.
Now I don't know Mr. Mao enough to make a judgment on his call for toiletless homes for the poor. It certainly makes economical sense to reduce "luxurious" items in a house to cut down the cost. Considered expandable such necessity as a toilet, it speaks volume though about our culture that we value input a lot more than output. Unlike the Roman's sewage culture, properly treating human waste is only a very recent phenomena in China. I can certainly remember using public restrooms growing up. If you've never been to one, don't even bother to imagine it. ;-) - Re: 穷人茧(转贴)posted on 03/26/2009
It seems to be the time to write a Chinese version of the "Modest Proposal".
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