National People's Congress deputy Huo Qigang proposed a highly anticipated suggestion: to advance the retirement age for both men and women to 50 years old. This proposal aims to solve the current employment and fertility problems. The specific reasons are as follows:
1. Create more employment opportunities:
Early retirement will free up more jobs for young people, help their career development, and stimulate social vitality.
2. Optimize family structure:
Elderly people who retire early can take care of their grandchildren at home, reduce the childcare burden of young parents, and are expected to increase my country's fertility rate.
3. Promote intergenerational integration:
Elderly people's participation in family life after retirement will help strengthen family ties and promote intergenerational integration and family harmony.
However, this proposal also raises some questions, especially whether the pension is affordable:
1. Financial pressure:
Early retirement means that more people need to receive pensions, which will bring huge pressure on the national finances. Whether the existing pension reserves are sufficient to support this change requires a detailed financial assessment.
2. Pension security:
As the retirement age is advanced and the pension time is extended, whether it will affect the quality of life and medical security of retirees needs to be considered comprehensively.
3. Socioeconomic balance:
The impact of early retirement policies on the labor market, productivity and overall economic development needs to be comprehensively evaluated from a long-term perspective.