Authoritarian Pension Slashing—Taiwan Falling Behind into Developing Nations

The article criticizes the Tsai Ing-wen government's pension reform, arguing it is authoritarian pension slashing. The backdrop is Taiwan's imminent economic bankruptcy while the government offers no effective reform solutions. The author accuses the government of deflecting toward traditional 'non-voter-base' military, civil service and teaching communities to make economic numbers look good, using 'intergenerational justice' and 'vested interests' rhetoric to legitimize unilateral contract changes. The author uses analogies to emphasize that military and civil service personnel are defending government promises and the status quo, not greed, and sarcastically highlights the absurdity of the government demanding 'sharing the burden' while stigmatizing protesters.