Young people have been the worst victims of Taiwan's high unemployment rate and shrinking salaries under the leadership of President Ma Ying-jeou. Their displeasure was clearly reflected in the results of two recent surveys conducted by the Liberty Times and Taiwan Thinktank to mark the second anniversary of Ma's inauguration. Among the 20-29 age group, Ma's approval ratings stood at just 17.4 percent and 28.3 percent, respectively. Another cause of public dissatisfaction with the Ma administration is the soaring housing prices over the past two years. In Taipei City, in particular, young couples would need to save all their income for up to 30 years before they can afford to buy a home. Furthermore, Ma's policies are mostly in favor of business groups and rich people and rarely pay attention to wage and salary earners and common people. Among some of these examples are the corporate income tax reduction, the proposed economic cooperation framework agreement with China, and the second- generation National Health Insurance. As a result, the gap between the rich and the poor in Taiwan has widened noticeably over the past two years. Unless the Ma administration tackles the problem by adjusting its industrial policy and China-leaning government, it will be rejected by the Taiwanese people. (May 29, 2010) 