For these past few years, the nearly NT $ 2 billion per year required for the elderly subsidy has taken up more than 90 % of the county's social welfare budget. This has not only squeezed out programs for other disadvantaged groups, it has even brought local construction to a halt.
再說，這幾年來，為了籌措每年將近二十億元的鉅額敬老津貼，新竹縣不僅傾注了全縣百分之九十以上的社會福利資源，嚴重擠壓了其他各種弱勢群體的福利，甚至連基層建設也近乎停擺。