Not everyone was entertained by these slinging matches, however. "No matter how useless and unscrupulous they are, we still have to pay each of them over NT$170,000 a month," Chiu of the Academia Sinica said. "This just goes to show that despite the public consensus that the organ has to go, it won't happen if left up to politicians. It's only through public efforts that its termination will be accomplished."
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"Every party has problems in allocating its limited resources to a large group of party members. As long as the Assembly exists, it can help the parties with such problems," Wu said.
Also, Wu said, even though some Assembly delegates were elected for their pledge to seek its abolition, few would ever "behave contrary to human nature."
"No way. It's highly unlikely they would give up their power after having spent tens of millions on getting elected," Wu said.
"Despite the fact they are despised by most people and despite the pressure the parties have placed on them, you can't expect these people to self-terminate."
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