Test the characteristics of the social security system and the need to establish a sound social security system in China.

(1) Characteristics of the social security system:

Compulsory. It is the state through the corresponding laws and regulations established and mandatory.

Social. It involves a wide range, the object of protection is the statutory all the people, including different regions, different industries, different forms of economy in a variety of people.

Mutuality. It is practiced ? One for all, all for one? The principle of mutual assistance.

Welfare. Its purpose is to ensure the basic life of members of society, is entirely for the benefit of the public social welfare, never for profit.

(2) The necessity of reforming and improving the social security system is mainly manifested in:

Adaptation to the public system as the main body, a variety of ownership of the economy **** with the development of the needs.

The need to transform the enterprise management mechanism and revitalize the state-owned economy.

The need to establish a socialist market economic system.

The need to reduce the burden on the state and enterprises, alleviate the shortage of construction funds, and adjust the consumption structure.

The need to develop the rural economy and safeguard the interests of the majority of farmers.

In addition, the reform and improvement of the social security system, so that members of society as a whole to relieve the worries, which can greatly alleviate the establishment of a socialist market economic system and the imbalance of economic development caused by regional differences, personal income differences caused by social contradictions, weakening the risk of reform, reduce social shock. Therefore, the reform and improvement of the social security system is China's economic and social system reform is an extremely important basic supporting projects.