Nowtheincomegapisgettingwiderandwider.Insomeprivatelyownedfirms,joint-ventures,orforeign-fundcompanies,anexecutive’syearlyincomeistentimesorevenahundredtimesasmuchasanordinaryworker’s.
Facedwiththissituation,peoplewillundoubtedlyhavedifferentopinions.Somebelievethatitbenefitsthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentsincedrivingforceisoftenderivedfromthegap.Inotherwords,thegapinspirespeopleandgivesapushtoadvancement.Othersspeakofitssideeffect:incomegapisoftentherootofsocialunrestandalsocontrarytoourcountry’sprinciple.
Frommypointofview,whileitistruethattheincomegapmaystimulatethesocialdevelopmenttosomeextent,itcausestroubleaswell.Anincomegapthatistoowideformostpeopletobearcanneithercontributetothestabilityofacountrynorpromoteitseconomicdevelopment.Therefore,whileweareadvocatingtherapiddevelopmentofourcountry,weshouldtoleratethenarrowincomegapbutnarrowthewideone.