The call for pensions was the main thrust of the DPP's campaign four years ago and attracted many votes, but financial problems have made many DPP mayors renege on this pledge.
老人年金是四年前民進黨主打的福利政策，曾獲得不少選票支持，但是四年來民進黨執政的縣市卻因為財務問題，許多縣市都跳票了，今年，國民黨卻重新提出老人年金支票，成為舊題新炒。