When discussing this issue, it must first be clear: any economic policy that sacrifices labor rights and interests is ethically controversial and may exacerbate social inequality. In reality, such policies often require complex publicity strategies to balance short-term contradictions with long-term goals, but the premise is that the policies themselves are scientific and provide basic protection for vulnerable groups. The following analysis is carried out from three aspects: economic logic, communication strategy and ethical risks： --- ###1. Theoretical support and narrative Construction of Economic policy 1. **Narrative of structural reform** -Citing the theory of ”creative destruction" (Schumpeter, 1942), the adjustment of labor rights and interests is packaged as “the necessary cost of industrial upgrading.” For example, data are used to illustrate that rigid labor regulations hinder corporate innovation (such as the dispute over the 35-hour work system in France), and to compare the positive correlation between flexible employment and economic growth after the “Harz reforms” in Germany. -Emphasize the competitive pressure of globalization and use the framework of the “national competitiveness crisis” (such as the labor-management compromise after the 1997 financial crisis in South Korea) to stimulate the public's fear of “recession without reform”. 2. **Intergenerational benefit replacement** -Anchor policy benefits on the “well-being of the next generation” through long-term projects such as pension systems and infrastructure investment. For example, the Singapore Provident Fund (CPF) system drives economic growth by delaying the realization of benefits in exchange for capital accumulation. 3. **Differentiated target group communication** -Emphasize “flexible employment to create opportunities” for unemployed youth, promise “skills retraining programs” for skilled workers, and provide transitional compensation programs for trade union leaders. Japan's privatization reform in the 1980s minimized resistance through the gradual disintegration of the “lifelong employment system”. --- ###2. Key elements of communication strategy 1. **Crisis discourse construction** -Create “common enemies” (such as population aging, technological substitution, and geopolitical threats), and transform labor rights reductions into temporary sacrifices in the “war for national survival”. The stigmatization of trade union power as the root cause of the “British disease” during the British Thatcherite period is a typical case. 2. **Positivist persuasion** -Selectively use reports from international organizations (such as the IMF's structural adjustment recommendations), economists' endorsements, and comparisons of “success stories” (such as the increase in the initial growth rate of pension privatization in Chile), but avoid counterexamples of subsequent social upheavals in Latin American countries. 3. **Emotional mobilization technology** -Replace the “victim narrative” with the “striver narrative”, shape inspirational stories such as “laid-off workers transformed into entrepreneurs” through the media, and take individual responsibility for systemic risks. Such discourse was extensively used in China's propaganda for the reform of state-owned enterprises in the 1990s. --- ###3. Ethical risks and social costs 1. **Limitations of Kos's theorem** - Even though theoretically reducing labor rights and interests may improve overall economic efficiency (Kos, 1960), transaction costs are actually borne by vulnerable groups under asymmetry of power. The emigration of U.S. manufacturing has led to the consolidation of the “rust belt” class, as evidenced by this. 2. **Erosion of social contract** -Overemphasizing the priority of economic growth may destroy the foundation of social trust. The French "Yellow Vest movement“ is a backlash to the Macron government's ”elitist reforms", showing the fragility of simple efficiency-oriented policies. 3. **Concealment of alternatives** -Deliberately ignoring innovative models compatible with equity and growth such as ”joint ownership of labor and capital“ (German co-determination system) and ”basic income for all", essentially simplifying complex social problems into a zero-sum game. --- ### Conclusion: The boundaries of policy legitimacy History has proved (such as Fdr's New Deal, which takes into account labor rights and economic growth) that true sustainable development must be based on the guarantee of rights. If the equity adjustment policy must be implemented, the following hedging measures should be implemented simultaneously： 1. Establishment of transitional compensation fund and re-employment guarantee 2. Establish a tripartite negotiation mechanism between labor, capital and government 3. Directly link the effect of the policy to the assessment of officials In the end, the core of persuading the public lies not in the packaging of rhetoric, but in whether the policy can prove that the sacrifices of the moment can indeed be translated into verifiable and shareable future benefits. Without this essence, any propaganda will be reduced to harm to the democratic system.