Take the recent media feast over the Taipei City government's controversial decision to revoke licenses for prostitutes. At a time when 40-some prostitutes were receiving NT $ 200 million in compensation for being thrown out of work, Hsiao wanted to investigate how much other people laid off in Taipei would need as they waited to find a job on their own or for the city to find one for them.
前一陣子，電視新聞大炒台北市公娼的反彈、抗爭，蕭隆祺就很想知道，四十多位公娼拿了二億元的補償，同樣失業的台北市民，等市府或自己找到工作，又要花去多少成本？