Is there a problem with social security in China?

First, there are still misunderstandings about the goal and value orientation of system construction. The core value orientation of social security should be to maintain social fairness and justice and realize the national sharing of development achievements. However, there are some differences in establishing social security system based on the pursuit of fairness, justice and common core values due to the mindset of urban-rural division for decades and the excessive emphasis on efficiency priority since the reform and opening up.

Second, the responsibility is unclear. This is the most important factor affecting the reform and construction of China's social security system. Mainly reflected in three aspects: First, historical responsibility and actual responsibility are unclear. Second, the boundary between government responsibility and social, enterprise and individual responsibility is not clear. Third, the responsibilities of the central government and local governments are unclear.

Third, legislation lags behind. Social security reform and system construction in all countries follow the principle of legislation first, and the system is determined by formulating various social security laws, and then implemented. We are taking a path of gradual reform and pilot first. We are crossing the river by feeling the stones. We first try to reform, sum up the experience of the experiment and then promote it. Only after a long period of experiments can we begin to attach importance to legislation. However, the long pilot period will inevitably damage the healthy development of the system, and the price and cost paid are also high.

Fourth, the effectiveness of the current system is not high. Now every social security system has some defects, which directly damage the effectiveness of the system.

Fifth, the government financial input is low. In the welfare countries of western Europe and northern Europe, at least 50% of the finance is used for social security and welfare expenditure. Even in the United States, about one-third of the financial resources are used for social security, and 50% of the financial resources in Hong Kong are used for the Health and Welfare Bureau and the Education and Manpower Bureau. The public finances of these countries and regions have been fully reflected. Last year, China's financial investment in social security accounted for less than 13%.

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