The traditional poor can be self-sufficient, their public living space is narrow, the necessary public service expend is nearly to zero; modern poor are in the system of social labor division, the difference between people is enlarged by the trade of currency, they have to pay for the innumbered public service, which is more pity than the traditional poor.
In the case of land acquisition, people are confused about some phenomenon. Provided that a farmer has 8 acres land to use for crop planting, the net income of each acre is 400RMB, the total amount is 3200RMB. If their land is collected, they can get 80 thousand RMB for compensation. In rough calculating, if the bank interest rate in medium and long term is over 4%, then the farmer can get over 3200RMB annually. That means farmer still can get the same income after land acquisition, they even does not need to work. It seems that the farmer gains a great benefits. Actually, the fact is the same as what we think so. A family leans on 3200RMN to live a year, it also includes their food, according to the average life of actual life for chinese farmer, people have their own land still can get extra income from other aspect, but it is not enough for them to get rid of poor. However, our government push some country protection measures and free compulsory education, family like it can live a life with enough food and cloth, this is so called the traditional poor.
The modern poor are people who are involved in economic labor division. The income for a family of four people is 600RMB per month, it is still a question for them to live a normal life. What’s more, the public service in city has some kind of force, and they are mainly made by city elites, everyone should buy it. The farmer entering the city can’t cook by firewood, they have to use natural gas and electric energy; they may not need to pay the personal income tax, but the government provide them all kinds of plubic service, they should pay for them. When they are on the road, they need to pay the fee of passing by, because they have no free road to go; they have to buy newspaper and watch TV, because there is no other way of getting news. All in all, there are many public service waiting for them to pay. Therefore, the modern society does not permit the existence of poor.
