Why do our peasants fail to receive pensions? Experts explain why
According to experts, the reasons why peasants do not receive pensions are as follows.
1.Professional characteristics and difficulties of quantitative assessment.
Farmers, as a professional group directly related to land, are difficult to assess in traditional quantitative ways. Due to the implementation of the household responsibility system in rural areas, the nature of peasants is similar to that of individual laborers. Although they also work hard, unlike enterprise workers, their work is based on production evaluation, and there is no clear labor relationship like in enterprises. This makes it impossible for peasants to receive pensions according to evaluation criteria, as is the case with enterprise workers.
2.The rural population is seriously ageing.
The ageing of the rural population accounts for a large proportion of the national population. China is a large agricultural country, with a population of more than 200 million elderly people, 65% of whom belong to rural households. This proportion will continue to rise in the coming years. It is obviously unrealistic to ensure a uniform pension for such a large group of older people. Therefore, many farmers still adopt the traditional way of raising children to prevent old age and providing for the elderly in the land to deal with the problem of old-age care.
3.Make up for the lack of peasant pensions through various subsidies.
In order to improve the enthusiasm of the agricultural market, in the case that the peasant pension system is difficult to implement, various subsidies are used to make up for the lack of pensions. Since 2003, the payment of taxes in rural areas has been completely abolished, and other subsidies and policy support have been added, such as subsidies for growing grain, and the state's temporary storage policy, which have protected the interests of farmers to a certain extent.
The real reason and dilemma for peasants to receive pensions.
The plight of peasants not receiving pensions is mainly caused by various factors such as peasants' labor conditions, labor contents, and management procedures. Although we do not expect peasants to enjoy the same pension treatment as urban workers, the current pension of only a few hundred yuan per month is obviously too low. Many elderly farmers have endured hardships and stood hard work all their lives, and coupled with the fatigue of manual labor, their bodies have long been riddled with holes, and they can only rely on a large number of drugs to maintain their lives. Compared with the monthly pension of thousands of yuan for people in the city, we dare not expect the same treatment, but the monthly pension of 500 yuan to 1,000 yuan is enough to maintain basic life and reduce the burden on children.
Many people have different opinions and suggestions on whether or not to give pensions to peasants. As an important part of the country, peasants are the backbone of the country's clothing, food, housing and transportation. However, when peasants are old and can no longer work, they cannot enjoy the same retirement benefits as urban workers, and this is obviously very unfair. We should reflect on how to provide farmers with more reasonable and fair old-age security on the premise of respecting the fruits of their labor.
Summary. There are many reasons why peasants do not receive pensions, including occupational characteristics and difficulties in quantitative assessment, serious aging of the rural population, and insufficient subsidies and pensions. Although some remedial measures have been taken in the difficult implementation of the farmers' pension system, more comprehensive and effective solutions are needed to allow farmers to obtain reasonable and fair old-age security. Farmers are the backbone of the country, they work hard, make great contributions to the country, and deserve to enjoy the pension treatment they deserve.