Combined with the materials, talk about why we should pay attention to education.

The difference of education level is an important factor that causes the gap between the rich and the poor, and the imbalance of educational opportunities directly leads to the huge income gap of residents. Foreign scholars have done statistics and research with data from 50 countries. The results show that there is a strong correlation between income and education level in developed and developing countries. The average income of educated workers is higher than that of illiterate workers or workers with low education. A survey in the United States shows that there are significant differences in income between people with different education levels.

The annual salary of junior high school graduates is $20,442, that of university graduates is $44,523, that of masters is $55,384, and that of doctors is $72,099. The income of doctors is 3.5 times that of junior high school students. It can be seen that by receiving a higher level of education, improving scientific and cultural quality and enhancing personal employability, workers can be in an advantageous position in the labor market, reduce the threat of unemployment and obtain higher income.

The core problem of the gap between the rich and the poor in China is the existence of a large number of low-income groups. Most of them have no education or little education. Low production capacity and their own quality lead to their lack of opportunities to get high-paying jobs, which leads to the widening gap between the rich and the poor. Therefore, the key to solving the poverty problem and narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor lies in developing education. Providing everyone with the educational opportunities they need to earn income can create a more equal starting point for them to earn income. Through education, we can impart knowledge and technology to workers, improve their labor skills, technical level and their own quality, change their working methods, improve their production capacity and increase their lifelong income. In addition, by improving the education level and matching the value creation and income of professionals, the knowledgeable people who have grown up after the popularization of education in New China will become the backbone of society, which is really conducive to the expansion of the middle class, promoting the improvement of the overall social and economic efficiency and management level, and promoting the faster development of social productive forces.

Providing educational opportunities for low-income people to get high income is an important means to control poverty in developed countries, and it is also the main means widely praised by western tax experts to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. This means of education to help the poor has achieved good results, which is worthy of our consideration and reference. The main means to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor in China should rely on the development of education rather than tax adjustment. Therefore, only by vigorously developing education in China and creating fair education, employment and income opportunities can we expand the middle class and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.