The elephant and the mouse As opposed to the operating losses suffered by TaiSugar, TaiSalt in 2002 had outstanding profit margins of nearly 18 %, and in a economic climate in which downsizing was the mot du jour, it broke the record for employment growth among public enterprises.
大象和老鼠相對於本業經營虧損的台糖，台鹽在民國九十一年創下了獲利率近百分之十八的高標成績，並在一片裁員聲中，創下國營事業人事規模成長的紀錄，樹立了國營企業模範生的地位。