Population policy has been much heralded over the years, but the various government agencies have yet to take a coherent approach. "In Taiwan there's no consensus on what to do about the low birthrate," admits Lin Wan-i. Related issues on which conclusions have yet to be agreed include whether to expand or reduce immigration and whether child and elderly care ought to be the responsibility of the state or of families.
而喊得震天價響的人口政策，在部會間往來多年仍無法定案，「國內對於低生育率的問題，不完全有共識，」林萬億坦承，影響所及，包括移民要緊縮或寬鬆、托兒托老應屬國家責任或家庭責任等問題，始終沒有結論。