讓人歎為觀止。要趕正經的文章，實在沒時間，借花獻佛轉一個關於蘇聯經濟的政治笑話吧，活躍一下氣氛。
我讀過Greenspan（1987~2006的美聯儲主席）的回憶錄。共和黨派他這個專家去給競選中的裏根補課，生怕演員鬧笑話。Greenspan跟著各州跑競選的裏根，想見縫插針給他一個Economics 101，但裏根總是找到借口翹課。後來在一次東西海岸間的飛機上，Greenspan被黨務人員故意安排坐在裏根旁邊。裏根眼看溜不掉了，就丟了這麽一個段子：
President Leonid Brezhnev is standing atop Lenin's tomb, reviewing the May Day parade. The full Soviet Union military might is on display. Battalions of elite troops goosestep in all their uniformed splendour. They are followed by hundreds of tanks and artillery. Then come dozens of nuclear missiles. And after the missiles come… half a dozen shabbily-dressed civilians, shuffling along and looking utterly out of place. An aide begs Brezhnev's forgiveness: “Comrade Secretary, my apologies, I do not know who these people are or how they've come into our parade.” “Do not be concerned, Comrade,” replies Brezhnev. “I am responsible for them. They are our economists, and you have no idea how much
damage they can do.”
哪怕研究蘇聯模式經濟失敗的研究漢牛充棟，WXC裏自有驚世駭俗的高論。
