A corner the government is failing to take care of – “King of the Hoodlums”

You Rong-kun (尤榮坤) humorously refers to himself as “Three Hoodlums”, because of his three “troublesome” impediments. In addition to a visual impairment, You Rong-kun also has impediments in his hands and feet. He used to be a street performer and give lectures, but due to our ruthlessly competitive world, the work has slowly dried up, and this year he failed to secure even a single performance.

Apart from a younger brother in the south of Taiwan, he doesn’t have any other relatives by his side. However, because he jointly owns the apartment that his brother lives in, and his brother does not have the financial resources to buy the apartment outright, You Rong-kun does not quality for financial assistance from the government. Currently, You Rong-kun relies on a warmhearted student to help him buy lunch.

Although there are a great many eateries in his local neighborhood, for You Rong-kun and his three “hoodlum” impediments, the streets are full of obstacles and it is no easy feat for him to get around. 

A corner the government is failing to take care of – “King of the Hoodlums”

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政府照顧不到的角落 三重幫老大

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尤榮坤幽默的自稱是「三重幫」，因為有著三重障礙，除了視障，手腳各有一隻障礙。他曾經是街頭藝人，曾經是演講講師，卻在現實的競爭洪流中，逐漸消退，到今年連一場演講都接不到。除了住南部的弟弟外，沒有親人在身邊，因為弟弟住的房子是共同持有，弟弟又沒有財力將他的持分買下，所以他沒資格申請補助。目前他的中餐，必須仰賴熱心的學生幫忙買便當，雖然樓下就有很多小吃店，但街道障礙太多，對多重障礙的他而言，卻是寸步難行。