2003 10 2 1 04:43 People's Daily Online-Southern News
the Chen Dynasty
"Diligence and thrift are glorious, extravagance and debauchery are shameful" is the essence of China traditional culture. The older generation of proletarian revolutionaries in our party and country are more frugal and try to avoid extravagance, which is worthy of being a model of abstinence from extravagance and thrift. When American writers went to Yan 'an that year, they saw living in a simple cave, sleeping on a heatable adobe sleeping platform and wearing a vest made of captured parachutes. He deeply felt the great power possessed by the producers of China, and asserted that it was "the light of rejuvenating the country".
After more than 50 years of construction, especially the reform and opening up in the past 20 years, China's economy has made great progress and people's living standards have been greatly improved, but compared with western developed countries, the gap is still very large. At present, China's economic development still faces many difficulties. In Guangdong, where the economy is relatively developed, there are still 4.2 million people whose annual income is below10.5 million yuan, and the collective economic income of 5,000 villages is below 30,000 yuan. Only in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, there are 6.5438+0.2 million people who have not solved the drinking water problem, and it is a long way to go to get rich in Benkang. "A thrifty person is the source of happiness, and a luxurious person is a sign of poverty." Abstinence from extravagance and frugality is not "stingy" or "conservative", but the objective need of China's economic situation. It is not only out of date, but also imperative to advocate hard work and abstain from extravagance and thrift.
Luxury and waste are hotbeds of corruption. Under the new situation, all kinds of temptations are everywhere, and the political beliefs and moral sentiments of leading cadres are facing severe challenges and tests. Some people have gradually developed the idea of coveting enjoyment and fearing hardship, and even used public funds to eat and drink, treat guests and give gifts, and talk about ostentation and extravagance. "A bottle of wine for cadres and a cow for farmers" seriously damages the image and prestige of leading cadres. If the extravagant wind is not removed, it will affect the growth and development of some cadres and even destroy a number of cadres. Luxury leads to greed, and greed will fail. The profound lessons of the fall of Cheng, Cheng and others have sounded the alarm for us. In history, an important reason why many political forces that were very lively at first embarked on the road of decline was that they were arrogant and extravagant after winning, and they were seriously divorced from the people. Hard work is the political nature of our producers. Luxury and waste are corrosive poisons that distract people's attention. If you can't share weal and woe with the masses, it is tantamount to self-destruction.
Advocating hard work, abstinence from extravagance and thrift is not doing nothing, but doing more with less money and spending money where people need it most in production and life. Don't use "frugality" as an excuse to cover up bureaucracy and not care about people's lives. All money and things belonging to the grassroots should be in place on time; All inputs urgently needed at the grassroots level should be given priority; Leading cadres should personally investigate and demonstrate outstanding problems that are strongly reflected by the masses, concentrate human and financial resources, and try their best to solve them. The core of hard struggle is struggle. All party comrades should concentrate on construction, development, down-to-earth, hard work, pioneering and enterprising, create conditions, work hard to achieve the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way, constantly push forward the party's cause and continuously improve people's living standards.