Look back at the origins of SREs. At that time, Taiwan was poor. Industries like power, telecommunications, and petroleum require large investments, and offer slow returns. Where would people have found the money to invest in them?
回溯國營事業的起源，早年民間物力惟艱，舉凡油、電、電信、郵政等公用產業，投資金額龐大，回收又慢，百姓哪有能力投資生產？