Opposition to organized crime and official corruption has always been a trump card of the DPP. Chen indicates that if elected he would establish an independent committee to determine the exact amount of assets under the control of the KMT. He wants to make sure that the KMT returns to the people whatever the party may have taken from the state, and set up a social welfare fund using the assets.
反黑金、反貪腐的「改革牌」一向是民進黨的王牌，陳水扁表示，他當選後會成立一個獨立委員會來清查國民黨的鉅額黨產，並將其中屬於國家的產業「還財於民」，成立社會福利基金。