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The history of the birth of North Korea
Before 1945, North Korea and South Korea were the same country, but in 1945 they split into two countries in World War II, when the two victorious countries the United States and the Soviet Union occupied the Korean Peninsula and no one was willing to let go, so the two sides reached an agreement that the 38° north latitude was the dividing line, the United States ruled South Korea in the south, and the Soviet Union occupied the north as North Korea.
Due to the different formal policies of the two countries, the two countries also produced huge differences, influenced by the republican ideology of the Soviet Union at that time, North Korea also embarked on a shared path, and on September 9, 1948, the Korean People's Republic was established, and Korea became a republican country.
During the Korean War, the North Korean economy suffered a very heavy blow, when the mainland also sent more than 7 trillion yuan of financial aid to the DPRK, and did not have to repay, with the mainland's continuous economic support and force support, the DPRK's economy slowly recovered, and began to develop and build the country's transportation, industry, public facilities, etc.
After the continuous development of North Korea, it became a developed industrial production country, the people's happiness index also continued to grow, and the standard of living continued to improve, but by the eighties, many people thought that the economic form of North Korea's industrial development could not keep up with the international market, and more and more people believed that North Korea was a "poor" country, coupled with the early twenties, North Korea, which was trying to develop, suffered from the natural disaster of the Great Famine, and many people could not even eat, although the establishment of special economic zones in North Korea later restored some of its economy, But until now, North Korea's economy has lagged far behind the international community.
The standard of living in North Korea
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, is the cultural, political and economic center of North Korea, now the leader of North Korea is Kim Jong-un, although many people feel that North Korea is backward and poor, but why do North Korean people never feel that they are poor, and even the happiness index of the North Korean people is still very high, so why?
In today's North Korea, the people's monthly income is only a few hundred yuan, the standard of living is so low, but the people of the country are so happy, the reason is that North Korea has a very high living allowance, and their life is actually very happy and enviable.
North Korea has three major policies
The reason why the North Korean people's wages are so low but the happiness index is still very high is the three major policies implemented by North Korea, which are also the unique welfare of the North Korean people, these three major policies are their children's compulsory education benefits, residents' housing benefits and medical security benefits.
For a long time, we can hear those voices complaining about North Korea's economic backwardness, poor infrastructure, weak national strength, and very poor people's lives, but by understanding the three major policies and regulations of North Korea and combining with the actual situation, we can know that North Korea's economic level is indeed not very developed, but North Korea's policy system is people-oriented and a true republican and shared country.
North Korea's subsidies for children's education
As we all know, there are nine years of education in China, but in North Korea there are three more years of compulsory education than China, and children here begin to enjoy state subsidies when they start studying at the age of five, they do not have to pay any tuition, books, clothing, etc., and even the food expenses in school are provided by the North Korean state.
In North Korea, they also do not allow children to attend any cram school in private, they are unified in the national school to study, any need to study in the country, in order to protect the children's innocence, not polluted by all kinds of information on the Internet, North Korea's computer systems are independently developed by North Korea, children from childhood computer operation learning are in such a system, to protect their thoughts.
Because the children's learning and life do not need too much investment, because North Korea does not support children to have additional learning outside the classroom, so children do not need to participate in cram classes to improve grades, so the North Korean people are willing to give birth, and the state also subsidizes childbirth, if there are more children, the mother can also get rewards and honorary titles.
When the children grow up, North Korea will also assign work to the children or arrange to join the army, if some children have excellent academic performance and are admitted to the university, the tuition and living expenses during the university are also subsidized by the state, and after graduating from the university, you can also choose to continue your studies or engage in some senior positions, basically from the birth of the child to the cost of the child's study period are contracted by the state.
North Korea's housing subsidy policy
North Koreans' wages are only a few hundred yuan a month, so how can they afford to buy or rent a house? In fact, the North Korean people do not need to buy a house or rent a house, North Korea's housing system is a public ownership system, the state is unified responsible for construction and unified equal distribution, and then according to status and work to distribute to residents, even if the allocated house is not very large and not fine decoration and the like, but everyone is also very satisfied, there will be no mortgage pressure.
For people who do not live in cities and cannot allocate housing, the state will also allocate part of the funds to subsidize the construction and decoration of houses for the people.
In fact, this is the system implemented by the state in order to prevent some rich people from hoarding real estate, while some poor people cannot afford to buy a house, so North Korea firmly opposes any sale and lease of housing, and the state will implement a unified distribution policy, which also achieves fairness and guarantees the stability of people's housing.
North Korea's Medicaid policy
In the life of North Korea, people are not afraid of their own illness, since 1953 North Korea began to adopt a universal free medical policy, in order to protect the health of the people, the cost of surgery and medical expenses during illness are reimbursed by the state, regardless of the position, what status, are unified to enjoy free medical services.
Therefore, there is no private clinic in North Korea, and free medical subsidies can be provided in national hospitals, and there will be no situation where there is no one to take care of the person who is sick, nor will there be a situation where the family cannot afford it because someone in the family is seriously ill, and such medical subsidies ensure a healthy life for the people.
North Korea's "grain and oil stamps"
In addition to the above-mentioned large subsidy programs, the North Korean people can also obtain some shopping coupons for the purchase of daily necessities under the premise of monthly wages, similar to the "grain and oil tickets" popular in the mainland before, through which they can be exchanged for some daily necessities.
The North Korean state provides each person with basic ingredients every month, such as 20 kilograms of rice per person, 10 kilograms of vegetables, 1 pound of pork and eggs, etc., these basic ingredients can already meet the daily food problems of the people, and some shopping coupons can basically fully meet the needs of the people, so the people do not need to pay any more money on the issue of eating.
Daily entertainment and holiday subsidies for the people
In order to improve the happiness index of the people, the DPRK has also given subsidies for daily entertainment life, cinemas, gyms, swimming pools, playgrounds, etc. are free for the North Korean people, and there are many libraries, museums and exhibitions to improve cultural literacy, providing people with free places to visit and study.
In order to increase the birth rate and improve the people's holiday life, North Korea has also introduced many holiday policies and pension subsidies, North Korea provides women with eleven months of leave, can also enjoy six months of paid maternity leave, encourage women to give birth, ensure people's holidays, every Sunday must be off.
For retired elderly people, there are also old-age subsidies, and the state provides pensions to ensure the life of the elderly. Even after the death of the people, there is no need to spend some funerals, this part of the country will help the people to manage, most of the expenses from birth to death are contracted by the state, basically do not need the people to worry.
North Korean people also like to pay in cash, the economic level is not very developed, electronic payment is not very circulating, basically the state of life is relatively slow and comfortable.
It doesn't take much salary to have the benefits policy in place
Introducing so many North Korean welfare policies, it can also explain why the salary of the North Korean people is only a few hundred yuan per month, and the salary that is not available when buying a few clothes in the country is relatively high in North Korea, and the overall level of economic development in North Korea is relatively backward, and people can eat and wear warmth, ensure basic life, and get some wages is already very good.
What's more, North Korea attaches great importance to the people's living security, the state has solved the people's housing, education, medical care three major problems, so that people's basic life has been guaranteed to the greatest extent, which greatly enhances the people's sense of happiness, the consumption expenditure of the new people is basically borne by the state, these welfare measures also provide people with living security, so that people feel respected and cared for by the state.
Increasing focus on public facilities
On the road of North Korea, people are often seen riding bicycles or taking buses, because these transportation equipment can be exchanged for tickets, is the main means of transportation, most of the cars are the private property of the company, in order to better people's livelihood security and social development, the North Korean state is still working for it, to this year, the trolleybus in Pyongyang, North Korea began trial operation, the DPRK's state representatives also said that the implementation of this trolleybus, can provide convenience for the people and improve the traffic situation in the city, Improve the appearance of the city.
Walking in North Korea, the streets here have no billboards, no noise, everywhere is very neat and orderly, people are walking on the road in an orderly manner, the environment has not received any pollution, everyone is moving forward steadily, with the development of economy and society, now the North Korean people's happiness index is also constantly improving, living standards have been improved, and more national welfare has been obtained.
Although the wages of North Korean people are relatively low, you can see on the streets that people's faces are very calm, there is nothing to be anxious about, everyone can receive education, live and work in peace and contentment and have a stable job, and everyone's life is basically very similar.
Today's DPRK not only strives to develop the economy and ensure the people's livelihood, but also attaches importance to the construction of the people's spiritual civilization, pays attention to the cultivation of talents, has always paid attention to education and implemented the compulsory education system, and wants to cultivate more outstanding talents and make a good talent foundation for the development of the DPRK.
The image of North Korea today is the same as that of our country in the eighties and nineties, there is no modern technology as common in our country, nor there are particularly many machinery, the people are living a relaxed and slow life, there is no busyness and anxiety at all, it is under the extremely high people's welfare policy of the DPRK that there is such a life and environment, and the DPRK has been working hard in terms of social development and people's happiness.
It is in such a state of life that the North Korean people will have such a high happiness index, their faces are also full of smiles, today's North Korea, rejecting the market economy, ensuring the people's fair life and work, not involvement, indeed achieved the people-centered, all construction and development is to seek more welfare for the people.
The care and living subsidies of the state, although the North Koreans who are somewhat lacking in material life still feel warm, which is also the result of the efforts of the North Korean state, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country develops steadily, why not another kind of welfare for the people, so is everyone interested in such a share-based welfare state?