Blue and White are fighting to exempt those over 65 from health insurance premiums. Zhan Lingyu approves the policy and buys votes: If the health insurance collapses, no one will be able to save it.

立法院昨三讀通過「老人福利法」修正案，由中央補助綜所稅率未達20%的65歲以上長者健保費，引發7大醫事團體反彈，行政院也表示，此項偏離健保互助精神、逾越憲政分際，新增支出加重財政負擔，恐造成世代不公平。 Media person Zhan Lingyu questioned that this is called policy buying. The people who buy the votes want the votes, and it's your children who pay. She also emphasized that elections are temporary, and once the health insurance collapses, no one can save it.

詹凌瑀在臉書發文指出，立法院三讀通過「老人福利法」修法，65歲以上、綜所稅率未達20%的長者，健保費全免，中央買單。 60 votes to 39 votes, Blue and White forced their way through, and the DPP could not stop it.

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Zhan Lingyu said, it sounds very filial, right? Let’s look at a number first. The tax rate does not reach 20%, what is the concept? The tax rate for most people in Taiwan is below 20%. Currently, about 5% of the elderly are exempt from paying premiums. After the amendment, the number jumps to more than 80%. Is this called Pai Fu? This is called all-inclusive.

Zhan Lingyu said bluntly, look at the second number. Currently, the cost of subsidizing the health care premiums of disadvantaged elderly people is about 2 billion a year. After the law is revised, tens of billions will rise. Where does the money come from? Medicare does not have a money printing press. The Ministry of Health and Welfare has calculated that it will be passed on to people aged 15 to 64, with each person paying more than 3,000 yuan per year. So what is this bill really about? It’s not free for the elderly, it’s the young people who pay extra.

Zhan Lingyu emphasized that the reason why health insurance can last for 30 years relies on a very simple principle: the rich should pay more, the young should pay more, and everyone should bear it together. Lan Bai's sword struck directly on this principle. People over 65 years old are the group that consumes the most medical resources. There is nothing to avoid. As you get older, you will see more doctors. The problem is, the people who use it the most don’t have to pay anymore. Those who pay the most will continue to pay and pay more. This is not mutual aid, this is nibbling.

Zhan Lingyu questioned that with the declining birthrate and aging population, the young salaried population is getting smaller and smaller year by year. There are fewer and fewer people carrying the burden, and more and more people are being shouldered. National health insurance is already walking a tightrope, but Blue and White is now adding tens of billions to the tightrope, and then tells you, don’t worry, it won’t fall. Do you believe it?

Zhan Lingyu criticized that what is even more ugly is the process. The People’s Party kept vigil in front of the meeting place, and after the vote was completed the next day, they immediately used their deliberative skills to reject the review, ensuring that the case would never be overturned again. A health insurance system that involves tens of billions and affects tens of millions of people has no decent social discussion from beginning to end. Is the vigil for the elders? The vigil was for votes.

Zhan Lingyu pointed out that there is also Hanguo Yu. The Executive Yuan asked him in person in the morning to abide by Article 70 of the Constitution and Article 91 of the Budget Law. The Legislative Yuan cannot increase expenditures on behalf of the Executive Yuan. He listened and let it pass. The role of the Legislative Yuan is to preside over proceedings, not to open the door for one side.

Zhan Lingyu emphasized, what do elders want? Long-term care, chronic disease care, community support. Those who really cannot afford to pay health insurance premiums are already receiving subsidies. Instead of spending money on what the elders really need, Lanbai chose a slogan that was easiest to put on the billboard: no health insurance premiums for the elderly. This is called policy buying. The people who buy the votes want the votes, and it's your children who pay.

Zhan Lingyu said that elections are temporary, and once the health insurance collapses, no one can save it. When the time comes, when the elders go to the hospital with their health insurance cards and find that the hospital cannot hold on, who is responsible?

Zhan Lingyu also criticized at the end of the article that the 60 people who voted in favor today should remember to leave their names. When health insurance premiums are raised in the future, everyone will think of it.