At present, the problem of providing for the aged is quite serious. Why hasn't it attracted public attention?

Analysis on the causes of the serious problem of providing for the aged;

First, the elderly are poor.

At present, poverty has become one of the basic social problems in China, and the government attaches great importance to it. However, the poverty problem of the elderly as a vulnerable group has not attracted enough attention.

The old people are poor, and the economic system reform has played a great role in it. With the process of reform and opening up, planned economy has been replaced by market economy. The employment situation has become very severe, which makes it difficult for the elderly to find jobs. Because almost no one in this generation enjoys old-age insurance, they can only rely on retirement funds to maintain their lives. However, with the deepening and development of economic reform, the competition among enterprises is more intense, which leads to enterprises defaulting on their pensions due to the economic crisis. The economic income of the elderly can not be guaranteed.

Another influence brought by the system reform and economic development is the rising prices, especially medical care, education and housing. Make the old people's already difficult life more difficult.

Second, the change of children's concept of providing for the aged.

Under the impact of modern civilization, the traditional concept and way of providing for the aged are increasingly diluted by people. A large number of people no longer take care of their parents as their primary responsibility, and some even refuse to raise their parents. China's traditional virtue of respecting the elderly has been weakened. The rapid development of economy and the improvement of living standards provide conditions for children to move out and live together.

On the other hand, with the popularization of education, more and more people leave their parents to study abroad. There are more and more empty-nest families composed of single parents. At the same time, due to the fast pace of modern life and heavy work pressure, children take less and less care of their parents.

All these factors make the life of the elderly not well taken care of.