On how income inequality leads to polarization

Objectively speaking, there are two reasons for the widening gap between the rich and the poor in China, which are both inevitable historical reasons and abnormal factors. As far as the historical reasons are concerned, in a certain sense, the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor in Chinese society is inevitable. For example, the development of the economy has led to the rapid growth of some new economic sectors, and the income level of people in the "sunset" industry is generally higher than that of people in the "sunset" industry.

Another example is that before the reform and opening up, Chinese residents had almost no property income except for a small amount of interest income from deposits. Since the reform and opening up, with the increase of people's investment channels, residents' property income such as real estate, real estate and other aspects of income, especially the property income of urban residents, has grown rapidly, and its specific distribution has become more and more unbalanced. It is worth noting that, compared with historical reasons, the latter type of cause that leads to the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor, that is, abnormal factors, play an increasingly important role, and they cover almost all industries and fields.

The "abnormality" in the abnormal factors mentioned here mainly refers to the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor in an irregular or unjust way. At present, a rather conspicuous phenomenon is that there are obvious inequities in the starting point, opportunities, and processes of people's efforts, such as the lack of smooth channels for normal social mobility, the identity system, industry monopoly, unequal pay for equal work, power rent-seeking, the loss of state-owned assets to individuals, and the improper expansion of public power, and so on. The injustice of the starting point, the opportunity and the process will inevitably lead to the injustice of the outcome, leading to a rapid widening of the gap between the rich and the poor.

It can be seen from this that an important reason why the people are very dissatisfied with the phenomenon of excessive gap between the rich and the poor is that the excessively large gap between the rich and the poor is not mainly formed by the differences in the abilities and efforts of members of society, but is more caused by irrational and unjust factors, and thus often lacks the basis for basic rationality and legitimacy. Because of this, the public is less accepting and tolerant of the phenomenon of excessive wealth disparity.

The disparity in distribution is too large, and the gap in the United States is even greater.

Correctly handle the relationship between efficiency and fairness.

Under the conditions of the socialist market economy, efficiency and fairness are consistent. On the one hand, efficiency is a material prerequisite for fairness. On the other hand, fairness is a guarantee of increased efficiency. Efficiency and fairness emphasize different aspects, and there is a contradiction between them.

In order to correctly handle efficiency and fairness, the socialist market economy should embody the principle of "giving priority to efficiency and taking into account fairness."

Taking into account efficiency and fairness: 1. It is necessary to allow and encourage some regions and individuals to get rich first through honest labor and legal operation, and drive other regions and individuals to get rich, and ultimately achieve common prosperity. 2. It is necessary to oppose egalitarianism and prevent income disparities; It is necessary not only to implement the distribution policy of Zhengyou, but also to promote the spirit of dedication; While encouraging people to start a business and get rich, we advocate giving back to the society and helping the latter get rich.

3. It is necessary to correctly handle the relationship between the emphasis on efficiency in primary distribution and the emphasis on fairness in redistribution.

In fact, this is contradictory and unified.

The existence of the gap between the rich and the poor is the main factor constituting social disharmony, and only by eliminating polarization can we achieve harmony in the true sense of the word and promote the continuous development of human civilization. Based on the impact of social injustice caused by polarization on the construction of a harmonious society, this paper analyzes the necessity of narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as the relevant policy measures to eliminate polarization and build a harmonious society.

Moderate income disparities have a considerable effect on socio-economic development. The analysis of the current situation of the income distribution gap and its impact should also be based on the actual situation of China's social and economic development and make an objective and comprehensive judgment.

In addition, the existence of income distribution disparities cannot completely negate the fairness of distribution. The income distribution gap can only explain the quantitative unfairness of the distribution results, but the distribution fairness not only refers to the fairness of the income results, but also the fairness of income distribution opportunities and rules. Second, it is important to recognize both the immediate legitimacy of the income distribution gap and the harmful nature of its widening tendency.

In the early stage of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, the development of social productive forces is still the primary task, and market allocation, stimulating domestic demand, and expanding investment all need to be premised on the appropriate income distribution gap.

There is no contradiction, what is eliminated is polarization, and it is an income gap that exceeds the acceptable level, and the goal is to balance the income gap, and an appropriate income gap is conducive to social progress and development.

This is a dangerous phenomenon, and if it is further expanded, it will cause social turmoil, and the international practice cannot be exceeded, and our country has already reached it, and this phenomenon must be resolved.

The United Nations stipulates the Gini coefficient:

Indicates that it is relatively average;

The representation is relatively reasonable;

indicates a large income gap;

The above indicates a wide disparity in income.