
藍白兩黨挾多數三讀通過《老人福利法》第二十二條修正案引發爭議,黃國昌指責民進黨「雙標」,忽略了憲政分際與財政永續性。
立法院藍白陣營三讀通過《老人福利法》修正案要求中央補助長者健保費。民眾黨主席黃國昌批民進黨反對中央修法是雙標,作者認為此舉混淆地方自主與中央法定支出,忽略財政永續與憲政分際。
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立法院藍白陣營三讀通過《老人福利法》第二十二條修正案,要求中央補助符合條件長者的健保費。
立法院藍白兩黨挾多數優勢,三讀通過《老人福利法》第二十二條修正案,要求中央補助符合條件長者的健保費。民眾黨主席黃國昌隨即指責民進黨,肯定屏東縣長周春米提供長者健保補助,卻反對中央修法,根本是「雙標」。然而,地方政府自主推動福利與中央透過法律建立補助義務,涉及不同的權限、程序及財政責任。黃國昌刻意將兩者混為一談,企圖以政治標籤模糊焦點,卻迴避了真正值得討論的問題:國會擴大福利支出,是否充分考量憲政分際、財源配置與政策永續性?
地方主動編列與立法要求中央支出,不可混為一談
黃國昌所謂的「雙標」,混淆了行政權與立法權的制度分際。周春米推動長者健保補助,是地方政府依據施政需求、財政能力及政策優先順序,自主規劃並編列預算。此外,《憲法》第七十條明定,立法院對行政院所提預算案,不得為增加支出之提議,這項規定所揭示的憲政原則,正是預算權限不能任意混淆,立法院固然有權制定法律,但涉及新增支出時,仍須正視憲法對權限分際的要求,兩者的制度基礎既然不同,又何來雙重標準?
地方因地制宜與中央法定支出的財政衝擊截然不同
地方政府自主推動福利,與透過法律建立中央補助義務,在財政效果上有根本差異。地方補助受到地方財力及年度預算約束;若修法建立持續性的中央補助責任,政府便須面對長期且穩定的支出需求。尤其台灣已邁入超高齡社會,長者人口及相關福利需求持續成長,政策成本更不能只看眼前,若未提出明確財源、完整成本評估及長期支應規劃,就逕行擴大補助,無異是先開支票,再將帳單交給全民承擔。
黃國昌以「雙標」指控執政黨,卻刻意迴避權限如何劃分、財源從何而來,以及政策能否長久維持等核心問題。真正值得檢驗的,不是地方政府可以補助,中央政府為何有所保留,而是任何擴大福利的政策,都必須交代制度依據、財政成本與公平機制。
照顧長者是國家的責任,但社會福利不能淪為多數決下的政治籌碼。藍白若認為全面補助確有必要,就應提出完整財源規劃、成本評估及長期配套,接受社會檢驗,長者福利值得支持,卻不代表可以忽略憲政分際,更不代表全民必須無條件承擔所有成本。唯有兼顧制度規範、財政紀律、弱勢照顧與世代公平,才能讓福利政策真正永續!

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