
國民黨、民眾黨立委聯手三讀通過「老人福利法」第22條修正案,65歲以上長者免繳健保費。民眾黨前主席柯文哲表示,社會福利應有一致性與財政紀律,並批評反對意見是「認知作戰」。
國民黨與民眾黨立委聯手三讀通過「老人福利法」修正案,使65歲以上長者免繳健保費。民眾黨前主席柯文哲表示,其一貫主張為設有排富條件並由國家社福公務預算支應,並強調醫療與教育應秉持社會主義,反對普發現金。
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立法院藍白立委聯手三讀通過老人福利法修正案,引發外界對於財政負擔與世代公平的討論。
國民黨、民眾黨立委聯手三讀通過「老人福利法」第22條修正案,65歲以上、所得稅率級距未達20%的長者免繳健保費,換言之由中央政府全額買單。民眾黨前主席柯文哲今(17)日受訪,被問及此事時表示,他於2024年選總統主張65歲以上長者免繳健保費,但設排富條件,社會福利應有一致性、長期性、制度性,所以他強調,要有排富條款,且應由國家社福公務預算支應,這需要財政紀律,所以他也反對普發現金,至於說老人不繳健保費、要讓年輕人繳則是「認知作戰」。
柯文哲指出,他當年參選總統就主張65歲以上長者免繳健保費,但設排富條件,不管是怎樣的資本主義社會,醫療跟教育都應秉持社會主義,教育是希望每個學生都可以使用,因為這是窮人翻身的最後機會,所以要保留這項社會功能,而醫療也是一樣,「健保對台灣社會安定的功能很大」,他當時考量長輩退休收入減少,不應因繳不起健保費而失去保障,所以提出相關排富政見,這也是民眾黨一貫主張。
「今天這個問題出在哪裡?」柯文哲說明,有的縣市比較有錢,已經開始辦理相關政策,但沒錢的縣市辦不到,這就是縣市財務狀況不同造成的不平衡,所以社福應該要有一致性、長期性、制度性,今日衛生福利部、醫界反彈就是在搞「認知作戰」,聲稱老人不繳健保費,要給年輕人繳,「太low,我沒有這樣講」。
柯文哲強調,相應經費應由國家社福公務預算支應,因此他反對普發1萬元,更反對普發2萬元現金,制度要有長遠性地建立,國家要有財政紀律,不可以用這種一次性的消費,「目前這種普發現金啦!這種雜七雜八的特別預算我都反對,應該是預算要常態性」。

Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, visited Chengdu, Deyang, and Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan from October 13 to 16. He emphasized the need to solidly build a sense of community for the Chinese nation and promote the sinicization of religion.

Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Lai Ruilong held a campaign headquarters inauguration meeting on the evening of the 17th. He invited Tsai Ing-wen, Xiao Meiqin, Chen Qimai, Hsieh Chang-ting and others to give speeches. There was a 1,000-seat rocking area at the site, and tens of thousands of people were expected to pour in to support.

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The Legislative Yuan passed the "Elderly Welfare Law" in the third reading yesterday, exempting seniors over 65 years old from paying health insurance premiums. Zhang Honglin, CEO of the PCG, criticized the Blue and White leadership for promoting the money trap bill, which will cause permanent losses and structural liabilities in the national finance due to the loss of health insurance, which is tantamount to paralyzing national fiscal discipline.

The Kuomintang's Central Changchang Investment Group said "AI is coming to power nuclear energy to have electricity." The Central Committee of the referendum campaign took place at Changhua Yuanlin on the 17th. Kuomintang Secretary-General Zhou Yuxiu led the platform to announce the blue-white cooperation election campaign and called for support for restarting the nuclear energy referendum and opposition candidates.

President Lai Qingde attended the inauguration meeting of Pingtung County Magistrate candidate Zhou Chunmi’s campaign headquarters and praised Pingtung for subsidizing health insurance premiums for those over 65 years old. In response to opposition parties questioning the contradiction between the central and local positions, legal experts pointed out that local self-raised budgets are legal autonomy and are fundamentally different from the Legislative Yuan's forced treasury to foot the bill.