Taichung has issued 520,000 Senior Citizen Care Cards, with 90% of applicants being 65 or older. The city government subsidizes 1,000 points monthly, but statistics show that 98% of seniors do not use up their points each month. Mayoral candidate and legislator Ho Hsin-chun pointed out that the most frequent complaint from grassroots residents during her visits was that "the Taichung Senior Citizen Care Card is inconvenient to use." In response,…
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Taichung has issued 520,000 Senior Citizen Care Cards, with 90% of applicants being 65 or older. The city government subsidizes 1,000 points monthly, but statistics show that 98% of seniors do not use up their points each month. Mayoral candidate and legislator Ho Hsin-chun pointed out that the most frequent complaint from grassroots residents during her visits was that "the Taichung Senior Citizen Care Card is inconvenient to use." In response,…