This article comments with extreme irony on the event where Premier Lin Quan suddenly resigned within two days after the Legislative Yuan passed the 'Forward-Looking Plans Special Budget' and initiated 'tax reform.' The author attacks the Forward-Looking Plans as 'garbage projects' where construction companies profit, and tax reform as 'bullying vulnerable military and civil service personnel' while letting conglomerates benefit. His resignation was a 'smooth exit.' The article questions whether the President and Premier are treating the position of Premier as a tool for election strategy, and expresses concern about the nation's future.
The National Development Council presented the 2018 administration plan to the Executive Yuan, covering six major areas. In response to the August 15 nationwide power failure, a specific goal was set: 'only 17.23 minutes of power outage per household per year' to ensure power supply stability. Other priorities include expanding public works like railways and highways, promoting social housing and urban renewal, implementing food safety measures, and advancing innovative economic policies like 'Asia Silicon Valley,' 'Smart Machinery,' and 'Green Energy Technology.' Premier Lin Chuan urged all agencies to fully implement these plans to meet public expectations.
Lin Chuan, the newly appointed Premier of the Republic of China's Executive Yuan, loudly declared in the Legislative Yuan, the sacred sanctuary of public opinion, to all compatriots in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Orchid Island, Green Island, and those scattered overseas, as well as to all victims of Japanese aggression in Asia: Comfort women may have been voluntary!