Huang Guochang said that the elderly are exempt from health insurance premiums and the green camp has double standards. Netizens angrily criticized the rumors.

People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang. (File photo)

The Blue and White Legislators jointly passed the 22nd Amendment to the Elderly Welfare Law on the third reading in the Legislative Yuan a few days ago. It clearly stipulates that the health insurance premiums for seniors over 65 years old and whose income tax rate does not reach 20% will be fully subsidized by the central government. It has been questioned that it will crowd out other social welfare. People Party Chairman Huang Guochang roared in response to this. It is clear that many people in Green Camp have proposed the political idea of "subsidizing health insurance premiums for those over 65 years old", believing that this is a double-standard behavior of "green can but you can't". However, some netizens pointed out that Huang Guochang confused local and central government governance, which is basically a rumor.

Netizens said that Lan Bai pushed for the amendment of the "Elderly Welfare Law" in the Legislative Yuan. Not only does it require the central government to foot the bill in full, but it also does not say where the financial resources will come from. This will cause the government to spend an additional 40 billion yuan every year. This translates into an increase of about 3,000 yuan per person for the younger generation every year.

Netizens pointed out that the method supported by the DPP is based on local financial resources. The county and city governments prepare their own budgets and then submit them to local councils for review and approval. It is used to reduce the burden on the elderly. Currently, subsidies are available in many places such as Pingtung, Taoyuan, and Taichung, which is different from the blue and white central government funding.

Other netizens also joined the discussion after seeing it. Some people lamented that many people were confused about the situation and thought that it was good to be free. However, what was originally exempted was paid by local governments themselves. Now according to Blue and White's approach, it has become a reduction in health insurance revenue, and the risk of all expenditures by the central government will be much higher. People can't help but criticize "Blue and White only spread rumors and bring down Taiwan."