The carrot In Hualien County, where gravel resources are likewise abundant, the dredging of rivers had previously been outsourced to private firms, which would keep all the gravel themselves. Although the county was spared the expense of dredging and made money on the contracts, its take paled in comparison to what the private firms made.
「胡蘿蔔」公權力在土石資源同樣豐富的花蓮縣，境內河川過去皆發包給民間業者疏浚，所得砂石全數由業者處理，縣府雖然省下了疏浚費、又能得到發包權利金，但比起業者的獲利，畢竟還是小巫見大巫。