Further, the plan has given farmers, whose incomes traditionally trail urban workers, a basic guarantee of medical treatment, and "a feeling of security," according to Hung You-yi, who heads up insurance affairs for the Ta-liao Village Farmer's Association in Kaohsiung County.
另一方面，對於平均收入較城鎮勞工偏低的農民而言，農保的給付和補助，提供了他們「養生送死」最基本的保障。「農民現在才比較有安全感、比較不會怨嘆！」高雄縣大寮鄉農會負責辦理農保的保險部主任洪友一說。