What are the current problems with my country’s social security undertakings?

First, we still have misunderstandings in the goals and value orientation of system construction. The core value orientation of social security should be to maintain social fairness and justice and realize the fruits of development shared by the people. However, due to the mindset of urban and rural separation for decades, and the excessive emphasis on efficiency since the reform and opening up, we have some differences in establishing a social security system based on the pursuit of core values ????of fairness, justice, and full enjoyment.

Second, responsibilities are unclear. This is the most important factor affecting the reform and construction of our social security system. It is mainly reflected in three aspects: First, historical responsibilities and current responsibilities are unclear. Second, the boundaries between government responsibilities and social, corporate and personal responsibilities are unclear. 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 legislation first, and the system is determined by formulating various laws on social security and then implemented. What we are following is a path of gradual reform and piloting first. We are crossing the river by feeling the stones. Reforms are tested first, and the experience of the experiments is summarized before promotion. It is only during the long-term experiment that we start to pay attention to legislation. However, an excessively long pilot period will inevitably harm the healthy development of the system, and the price and costs incurred will also be high.

Fourth, the current system is not very effective. Every current social security system has flaws of one kind or another, which directly undermines the effectiveness of the system.

Fifth, government financial investment is low. Welfare countries in Western and Northern Europe spend at least 50% of their finances on social security and welfare expenditures. Even the United States spends about one-third of its finances on social security. In Hong Kong, 50% of its finances are funded by the Health and Welfare Bureau. Used by the Education and Manpower Bureau, the public finances of these countries and regions have been fully reflected. Last year, the proportion of my country's fiscal investment in social security was less than 13%.

So there is a problem!