Ke Wenzhe talks about his wife’s difficulty in finding a job and the controversy with the Supervisory Yuan: As the average life expectancy increases, we should consider the retirement system and questions the DPP’s double standards

Peggy Chen, the wife of the founding chairman of the People’s Party and former Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe, retired two years ago. Yesterday she posted on Facebook that she could not find a job. Now everyone sees her hiding away like a “hedgehog on the verge of death.” She wants to go to a clinic but is declined by saying, “I have green patients here, and I can’t afford it if I get injured.” In this regard, Ke Wenzhe said in an interview today (13th) that the average life expectancy has been extended to 81 years old, and the mandatory retirement at 65 years old is still maintained. This logic may need to be considered; but from the perspective of the boss, he would also like to find other options and not cause trouble.

Ko Wenzhe attended the "Gathering the Crowd to Attack," Laser Tag "Laser Battle Competition" responded to Chen Peiqi's related issues and said that this is a problem of the middle-aged generation. Pediatricians will not suddenly decline in medical skills after their 65th birthday and can no longer practice. Taiwan has a declining birthrate and an aging population. The government should speed up the implementation of the "Age-Era Policy and Industrial Development Promotion Act" proposed by Wu Chuncheng, a former legislator of the Kuomintang. The average life span of people now has been extended to 81 years old. The logic of mandatory retirement at 65 years old may need to be considered.

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Ke Wenzhe stressed that pediatricians will not be unable to practice after their 65th birthday. After mandatory retirement, they still need to readjust to find a job, which is really troublesome. The media asked his wife whether she had encountered obstacles in job hunting because of her political stance; Ke replied, unless you open your own clinic and become an employed doctor, if you were the boss, you would think about it and say, don’t get into trouble and look for something else.”

In addition, in the face of media inquiries about the case of the Supervisory Yuan, which currently has no president or supervisory committee, but continues to pursue the son of the Ko family and Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, it has also not disclosed whether Chairman Xu Jiaqing of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Council has paid a fine, and the controversy over Su Qiaochun, sister of DPP legislator Su Qiaohui, is there double standards? And the Supervisory Yuan personnel case will be voted on on the 29th. Will you call on the Kuomintang to cooperate and push for constitutional amendments later?

Ke Wenzhe said, isn’t it the DPP’s consistent position to abolish the Supervisory Yuan? At that time, the DPP opposed every aspect of the parliamentary reform and financial planning law reform plans. Huang Guochang, chairman of the People’s Party, even asked him angrily, weren’t these the DPP’s previous political views? Why is the DPP now opposing the DPP?

Ko Wenzhe believes that politics must still be consistent. No matter in the past, present, or when facing different political parties, it is good to be consistent. Isn’t double standard the label affixed to the DPP today? And he appealed to the Democratic Progressive Party. Isn’t it the political position of the Democratic Progressive Party to abolish the Supervisory Yuan?