文：花敬群（內政部政務次長）
「居住」是具備豐富內涵的課題，因為豐富，所以可以從不同角度來發掘問題，也可以從不同面向來改善問題及建立基礎。
如果將時間拉長來觀察，不同世代的政府和民間，共同處理了當代重要的居住問題，也留下一些無法立即處理的部分。隨著時間的累積，在各個城市與國度裡，有幸的可以讓多數人住得安定舒適，不幸的則甚至缺乏乾淨飲水與基礎設施，家不像家。當然，絕大多數的城市與國家是介於中間，但不論位於光譜的哪端，都持續面臨不斷變動的挑戰。
台灣的居住情境，整體而言也許是偏向有幸的這邊，但是在相互比較與對人生期待的憧憬中，有幸的環境仍然脆弱。
每個地方都需要定義該世代的居住課題，評估政府、民間與專業者應該處理且有能力發揮的面向，共同的目標是減輕問題、提升幸福、建構未來及追求均衡。
市場逐利是天職，民間團體倡議也是責任，政府如果夠理性，他的角色就是在定位問題後，引導市場的逐利與民間團體的倡議，都能發揮解決問題的功能。
住宅問題多元，要處理的課題繁多，因此，「定義問題」的主要目的，就是選擇處理問題的角度與路徑。就角度而言，「均衡」是很重要的概念，簡單來說就是：
做太少的多做一點，做太多的少做一點；需求多的多提供一些，需要幫的多幫一些。
就路徑而言，則是：
「從簡單的做起，以及讓事情簡單」，或者「在效率中創造公平，也在公平中提升效率」。我們這些年對居住問題的設定是：
- 政府直接供給的安定住宅太少
- 租屋市場被嚴重忽視
- 老舊危險房子改建速度嚴重落後
由此才衍生出當前所著重的住宅政策。
但為什麼選這三個，而不選擇財產稅太輕、房價太高、有人賺太多不勞而獲呢？
有人會說，這就是政治，政府果然就是資本家的工具。但我們也可以這樣想：前面三項問題的處理，不僅舒緩民眾直接需求的困難，也有助改善後頭的三項問題。反之，如果從後三者著眼，或許我們處理了一些「不公平」問題，但最需要幫助的居住問題，仍舊沒有改善。
一個世代有一個世代的任務，我們都只能一步一步走。
The Angels and Approaches of Housing Solutions in Taiwan
Hua Ching-chun, Political Deputy Minister（Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan）
Housing encompasses a horde of multifaceted issues that may call for exploration, grounding and solutions from divergent angels and approaches.
Taking a long-term perspective, administrations and people of different generations have commonly responded to important contemporary housing issues, but still left behind certain unanswered problems. Throughout the time, some cities and countries are able to provide for secure and comfortable housing for most of people, while others are even not in the position of supplying clean water and basic infrastructure. Of course, most of cities and countries lie somewhere in between on this spectrum, still facing never-ending challenges.
In general, the housing situation in Taiwan is closer to the fortunate end. However, our environment may still seem fragile in comparison and against expectations.
Every place shall define the housing issues of their generation and assess dimensions and approaches for the state, people and housing professionals to take actions respectively. Their common goals are to lessen burdens, enhance happiness, build the future and pursue balance.
Profit-driven is the nature of the market while cause-based advocacy the responsibility of the civil groups. The role of a rational government is to define the issues and to channel both the corporate and civil energies towards solutions.
Housing issues often entail multiple dimensions and complicated processes. Therefore, the objective of ‘defining the question’ is to choose the angels and approaches towards potential solutions. In terms of the angel, ‘balance’ holds the key, simply understood as:
‘Do more where previously neglected; do less where excessively overacted.’
‘More provision to higher demands; more assistance to greater needs.’
In terms of the approach, it can be understood as:
‘Starting from simple steps and make things simple;’ or
‘Create justice and fairness in efficiency; enhance efficiency in justice and fairness.’
Recent years, we define the housing issues in Taiwan as follows:
1. Insufficient direct supply of secure housing by the state;
2. The rental market has been highly neglected;
3. Severe delay in renovating old and perilous housing.
These three key issues pave the foundation for our current housing policies.
Some people might wonder why these three, why not deal with undervalued property tax, high home price and sky-rocketed speculative accumulation.
Someone might say this is politics; the government after all is the tool of capitalists. However, we can turn around and think: upon solving the first three issues, we do not only alleviate people’s direct problems, also help improving latter three issues. On the contrary, we may address some injustices by starting with the latter issues, but failed to solve people’s direct needs.
Every generation is endowed with own tasks and we can only overcome them by one step a time.
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