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Recently, Ma Jiantang, director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said in response to a question about "the widening gap between the rich and the poor" that the average salary level of Chinese residents is constantly increasing, but it is true that the income gap between different economic groups is also widening. .

Although the problem of the widening gap between rich and poor is an old problem, experts, scholars, media, etc. have long made various analyzes and put forward various suggestions. However, it is rare for officials to respond to this issue head-on. Even if there is a response, it is generally given in a general way such as "preventing the widening of the income gap" and "narrowing the gap between rich and poor".

There is no doubt that the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. The reasons for the widening gap between the rich and the poor and the possible consequences cannot be said. The key is how to avoid the further widening of the gap between the rich and the poor. Take measures to narrow the gap between rich and poor. The author believes that to achieve this goal, we must base ourselves on the present and focus on the future, organically combine the symptoms and root causes, and start from various aspects such as systems, mechanisms, management, and means to form an organic unity and fundamentally solve the gap between the rich and the poor. solve problems and maintain social stability and harmony.

First of all, we must face the fact that the gap between the rich and the poor is widening and understand the harm of the widening gap between the rich and the poor. At present, on the issue of the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the understanding and understanding of all parties are not unified. There is a phenomenon that "the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuchs are in a hurry to die." The people are in a hurry, but the officials are not in a hurry. The people are in a hurry, but the officials are not in a hurry. In many places, Government leaders only care about the growth of GDP and do not care about the growth of people's income, or they only care about the increase of average income level, but do not care about the improvement of people's actual income level. Therefore, many beautiful data are far from the actual feelings of the people. Therefore, how to face up to and understand the facts and harms of the widening gap between the rich and the poor is the key to solving the problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor and avoiding the further widening of the gap between the rich and the poor.

Second, we must find out the crux of the widening gap between the rich and the poor and find a breakthrough to solve the problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor. Although there are many analytical materials on the widening gap between rich and poor, there are also many reasons listed for the widening gap between rich and poor. However, there are not many truly authoritative analyzes and judgments, especially the official has never made a clear analysis and judgment on this issue. Therefore, the methods and ideas for solving this problem remain in the opinions and suggestions of the people, rather than forming official will and goals. Judging from the goals and measures put forward by governments at all levels to solve the problem of the gap between rich and poor, they all have obvious slogans and slogans, and are not operable and practical. It is precisely because of this that the gap between rich and poor has not only not narrowed, but has further widened. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the government must come forward to find out the crux of the widening gap between the rich and the poor, find a breakthrough to solve the problem, and propose solutions to the problem. Otherwise, solving the problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor will become an empty talk and become a "fig leaf" for the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

Third, we must take a multi-pronged approach and prescribe the right medicine to effectively solve the problem of the widening gap between rich and poor. It is necessary to put forward countermeasures and clarify goals in accordance with the approach of combining temporary and permanent solutions, and integrating the immediate and long-term, to fundamentally solve the problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

First, we must effectively transform government functions and accelerate the pace of reform of the administrative management system. Huge government executive agencies, expensive government operating costs, low government operating efficiency, and irregular government operating behaviors are important factors that cannot be ignored in the widening gap between the rich and the poor. If we can effectively reduce the operating costs of the government, reduce the squeeze of the superstructure on the economic base and the excessive intervention of "big government" in "small businesses", it will not only effectively alleviate the "contribution" of enterprises to the government, but also increase the income of enterprise employees. level, achieve the purpose of increasing residents' property income, and can effectively reduce industry monopolies and administrative monopolies caused by administrative intervention, and narrow the income gap between industries. Therefore, it is necessary to speed up the reform of the administrative management system, accelerate the transformation of government functions, and truly establish an operating mechanism of "small government", large enterprises, less intervention, and more services, so that the relationship between the government and enterprises is more in line with the requirements of the market economy and in line with economic development. rules.

The second is to speed up the reform of the income distribution system and increase the income level of the middle and low-income groups. One of the main reasons for the widening gap between the rich and the poor is that the reform of the income distribution system is seriously lagging behind. The current income distribution system is not only unable to eliminate the widening gap between the rich and the poor, but will also accelerate the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor.

The outstanding manifestations of the irrational income distribution system are: irrational distribution between the government and enterprises, with the government being strong and enterprises being weak; irrational distribution within enterprises, and labor has not become the basis for enterprise distribution; irrational distribution between industries, and monopoly industries The gap with non-monopoly industries, state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises is too large; the restraint mechanism of income distribution is lacking, and there is a lack of powerful means for the income distribution of non-state-owned enterprises; the system is not standardized, and it has no impact on the income growth of low- and middle-income groups. safeguards, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to speed up the reform of the income distribution system, further rationalize the distribution relationship, and fundamentally solve the contradiction of unreasonable income distribution. The growth of government revenue must be coordinated with the growth of employee income, effectively solve the current problems of excessive growth of fiscal revenue and overuse of land finance, and effectively embody the people-oriented distribution idea; we must start to solve the problem of industry monopoly and eliminate the income between industries. The contradiction of unfair distribution reflects the principle of fair, just and open distribution; we must carefully study the distribution system and methods of enterprises to solve the problem of unfair distribution within enterprises and make labor the main reference indicator for enterprise income distribution. For enterprises that do not strictly follow the requirements of the income distribution system to increase employee income, we must use economic and legal means to regulate them; we must establish a more scientific social distribution system, steadily increase the income level of the middle and low-income groups, make the social income structure more reasonable, and avoid The problem of the expansion of low-income classes.

The third is to speed up the pace of reform of the fiscal and taxation system and promote social equity. Although the current fiscal and taxation system plays an important role in enhancing the government's regulatory capabilities and consolidating the status of the central government. However, it also has adverse effects on the development of enterprises, the consolidation of grassroots political power, the narrowing of the gap between rich and poor, and social harmony. Therefore, it is necessary to launch a new round of fiscal and taxation system reform. On the one hand, it is necessary to promote the standardization of income distribution behavior through the reform of the fiscal and taxation system and promote the increase of residents' property income; on the other hand, it is necessary to reduce the excessive use of land finance, extra-budgetary funds and other irregular behaviors by local governments through the reform of the fiscal and taxation system. Reduce local government’s squeeze on enterprise results. More importantly, through the reform of the fiscal and taxation system, we must introduce property tax, property tax, inheritance and gift tax, increase the threshold of personal income tax, etc., so as to rob the rich and give to the poor, and alleviate the contradiction between the rich and the poor.

The fourth is to build a stronger corruption prevention system to effectively curb the contribution of corrupt behaviors to the gap between the rich and the poor. Judging from the current situation, corruption is also one of the important reasons for the gap between rich and poor that cannot be ignored. If corruption is allowed to continue to penetrate social income distribution, the gap between rich and poor will further widen. Therefore, we must build a stronger corruption prevention system, establish a supervision mechanism for corruption prevention, intensify the crackdown and punishment of corrupt behaviors, and effectively curb the growth of corrupt income and the widening gap between the rich and the poor caused by corrupt behaviors.

In short, the problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor has reached a moment that cannot be ignored and must be solved. Strong measures must be taken to fundamentally solve this problem in order to promote social progress and harmony. .