Is it appropriate to pay social security as a free man?

Legal analysis: as a freelancer, that is to say, he doesn't actually take part in the work of the work unit. In this case, it will lead to his own personal social security, and he needs to pay it on his own initiative. For example, if you can choose flexible employment to participate in insurance, then you must participate in social security according to flexible employment. He is the same as the employees in the enterprise, and he can get a pension and retirement medical insurance for employees normally, so it is necessary to participate in the insurance.

Legal basis: Article 12 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employing unit shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in proportion to the total wages of its employees as stipulated by the state and record it in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund. Employees shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in accordance with the proportion of wages stipulated by the state and record it in their personal accounts. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees who have participated in the basic old-age insurance shall pay the basic old-age insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations and record them in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund and individual accounts respectively.