In the past 30 years of reform and opening up, China's economy has developed rapidly. At the same time, however, some social problems and contradictions have emerged, such as the widening gap between the rich and the poor, unfair educational opportunities, increasingly unbalanced labor relations, and the widening gap between urban and rural areas and regional development. How to solve these outstanding problems? China put forward the grand proposition of building a harmonious socialist society.

We should effectively solve the four basic problems.

Employment is the foundation of people's livelihood. Education is the foundation of people's livelihood. Distribution is the source of people's livelihood. Social security is the foundation of people's livelihood.

The so-called livelihood problem, that is, people's livelihood and life problems, Sun Yat-sen once summarized the livelihood problem into four elements: food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, the times are developing and the elements of people's livelihood issues are constantly changing. In modern society, people's livelihood, democracy and civil rights are interdependent, and the foundation of people's livelihood has also risen from the initial means of production and living to the overall pattern of lifestyle, cultural model and civic spirit that pay equal attention to material needs and spiritual characteristics. As far as China is concerned, people's livelihood issues are highlighted in employment and re-employment, income distribution, social security, education, medical care, safe production and social security. So in the final analysis, people's livelihood issues are the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of people.

People's livelihood is no small matter.

People's livelihood is not only related to the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, but also related to the ruling foundation of the party. Only by taking people's livelihood as the starting point to consider all issues can we implement Scientific Outlook on Development and build a harmonious socialist society.

"Concerned about people's livelihood" should not be superficially regarded as just to emphasize a gesture and slogan. It should be understood that this is a profound historical materialism proposition expressed in political language, which holds the key to implementing Scientific Outlook on Development and building a harmonious socialist society. Only by paying close attention to people's livelihood, insisting that development is for the people, development depends on the people, and development results are shared by the people, and effectively solving the most concerned, direct and realistic interests of the people, can we truly practice the ruling concept of "building the party for the public and governing for the people".