建立社会保障制度，是当前党和政府的一项重要经济工作和政治任务。然而这项工作遇到的一个主要问题，是保障资金严重不足。因为缺钱，一些地方不能按时足额发放养老金，甚至发生大量拖欠。还有少数地方难以保证下岗职工的基本生活。为此，国务院前不久再次发出通知，要求各地 Establishing a social security system is an important economic and political task for the party and government at present. However, one of the major problems encountered in this work is the serious shortage of funds. Because of lack of money, some places can not pay pensions on time and in full amount, or even a large amount of arrears. In a few places, it is still difficult to guarantee the basic livelihood of laid-off workers. To this end, the State Department recently issued a circular again, requiring all over