Yet when ordinary folks hear that the total budget for many of the things they care about most--such as the judicial system, the legislative process, legal affairs, civil administration, foreign policy, or relations with mainland China--adds up to less than 10 % of total outlays (the same level as interest payments), they are at a loss for words.
不過對一般人來說，當他們發現如司法、立法、法務、民政、外交、僑務、兩岸事務等等這些大眾同樣關心的議題，攏攏總總湊合起來，還佔不到大餅的一成，幾乎和政府的債務支出相當時，難免有些難以置信。