Recently, a red-headed document in Sanyang Community, Jiting Street, Yixing City, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, has attracted widespread attention. The document stipulates that if farmers pollute the environment due to raising poultry, they will be stopped from paying pensions and all welfare benefits will be cancelled. This move has sparked heated discussions and questions among netizens, with some arguing that this is an excessive environmental protection policy, while others are arguing about the balance between environmental protection and people's livelihood. Is environmental protection or people's livelihood important?This article will dive into this**.
According to Jiangsu netizens, a community in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in the form of a red-headed document of the neighborhood committee, linked farmers' raising of poultry with the cancellation of pensions and benefits. The move quickly attracted public attention and discontent. The community stipulates that if a villager causes environmental pollution due to raising chickens and ducks, his pension will be suspended, and his family's political examination and children's school qualifications will be cancelled.
However, this provision has sparked widespread controversy. Some have questioned whether neighborhood committees have the right to link poultry farming to welfare, arguing that their approach is too tough. In addition, it has been pointed out that countless citizens in the city have pets such as cats and dogs, and their feces can also pollute the environment, so why not take the same measures against themThese questions and controversies have forced the neighborhood committee to respond to the outside world.
The relevant staff of the neighborhood committee said that the requirements of environmental protection policies are becoming more and more stringent, and all villagers and families must implement the environmental protection three guarantees policy. Raising poultry without permission will lead to a large amount of manure polluting the environment and affecting the living environment of residents. Therefore, the cessation of pension payments and the abolition of welfare benefits are only for the sake of protecting the environment. However, such a response did not address the public's doubts and grievances.
Many netizens expressed their opinions on this matter, and some of the comments were too intense, but they also hit the nail on the head. Looking at the big picture, environmental protection is an integral part of today's era, and protecting the environment is essential for sustainable development and the well-being of future generations. However, policies should be formulated with a practical focus on the situation and ensure that it is beneficial to the interests of farmers, and only then can they gain popular support.
It is not very reasonable for communities to link chicken and duck farming to the abolition of pensions and other benefits. Of course, if a villager's poultry raising causes environmental problems, the relevant authorities can require them to take corrective measures or even impose fines. However, a one-size-fits-all approach is obviously inappropriate and runs counter to the state's policy of advocating lightening the burden on peasants.
Fortunately, with the intervention of the relevant departments at the higher level, the community neighborhood committee was ordered to revoke the notice and stop the point assessment system. This incident allows us to see the power of society, and at the same time reminds us that we should consider carefully when formulating policies, and truly solve the balance between environmental protection and people's livelihood.
Environmental protection and people's livelihood are not irreconcilable contradictions. If everyone can consciously take environmental protection measures, such as raising poultry in captivity and disposing of manure reasonably, it can not only increase farmers' income, but also improve the living environment in rural areas. Therefore, better training and guidance should be provided for farmers to understand how to farm in an environmentally friendly manner. Only in this way can we achieve the unified goal of environmental protection and people's livelihood, so that farmers can live and work in peace and contentment.
In addition, in order to achieve a balance between environmental protection and people's livelihood, we should also pay attention to scientific and technological innovation and provide support for environmental protection technology and equipment. For example, the development of green and clean farming technologies and the construction of facilities for the treatment of rural manure can better protect the environment and improve the quality of life of farmers.
As for the balance between environmental protection and people's livelihood, we cannot simply solve it at the expense of one or the other. Instead, we should find a way to make environmental protection and people's livelihood mutually reinforcing and developing together. There is a need to develop science-based policies that provide support and guidance to encourage farmers to take environmentally friendly measures to achieve sustainable development goals.
Although the incident in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province has caused controversy, it has also warned the society that policymakers should pay more attention to communication with the people, focus on solving practical problems, and make policies in line with the interests of the people. Only in this way can environmental protection and people's livelihood be truly balanced, making our environment cleaner and farmers' lives better.