The decay in the larger environment, plus high unemployment, contribute to a serious crime problem, and may lead to a vicious cycle affecting economic recovery. Taiwan business people, who mainly deal in consumer goods, find it hard to be optimistic.
大環境的蕭條和高漲的失業率不但造成治安問題，還會惡性循環影響景氣回升，以民生企業為主的台商中小企業對長久的發展實在很難樂觀。