A concern not for the poor

Economists should think more about the practical needs of common people, says an article in Qilu Evening News. The following is an excerpt:

Mao Yushi, the renowned economist, has recently blogged that the railway ticket prices should have been hiked during the Spring Festival traffic rush. In his opinion, the fact that the price didn't get raised during the rush led to a slew of problems like rampant activities of scalpers and the deteriorating service quality of the railway system. If ticket prices had been raised, these problems, he said, would have been resolved according to "economic rules".

Economists may only talk about money, but the government can't do the same for it is obliged to help the people stuck in difficulty and avoid adding unnecessary pressure on the poor.