Ha Tae-kyung: "Lee Jae-myung, who summoned Seolleongtang, has a character worse than Cho Kuk"

Ha Tae-kyung, Chairman of the Busan City Party Committee of the People Power Party, is announcing the activity plan of the Busan Future Innovation Committee at Busan City Hall on the morning of April 9.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, sharply criticized Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, who is engaged in a debate over basic income, saying, "Anyone with a character worse than Cho Kuk, who shows no reflection or introspection, is not qualified to be president."

On the 8th, Ha posted on his Facebook, stating, "Governor Lee is even invoking seolleongtang (ox bone soup) to make baseless claims," and added, "Not only has he distorted the logic of his critics to justify his faulty arguments, but he also stubbornly refuses to admit it, showing a petty attitude."

He said, "If you caused controversy by distorting the contents of a Nobel Prize-winning economist's book, you should simply apologize sincerely and withdraw your claims,"

and pointed out, "This is a matter of character. National leaders must have at least basic humanity and character."

He continued, "Faulty policies are problematic, but the public is aghast at such dogmatic and Goebbels-like attitudes," and sharpened his criticism by saying, "That is why Governor Lee Jae-myung should not become president."

He further stated, "If someone with serious character flaws like Governor Lee becomes president, it is obvious that national dignity will be damaged and the people will be divided. The public is already exhausted by Cho Kuk's dogmatism and hypocrisy."

Ha also said, "The Democratic Party must decide whether to stir up trouble again by putting forward Lee, who has a character worse than Cho Kuk," and added, "I hope the Democratic Party shows its ability to self-purify."

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung visited the Daegu City Hall annex on the 4th to attend a business agreement ceremony for the Digital Innovation ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Convergence New Industry and spoke at the ceremony.
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Earlier, on the 7th, Governor Lee introduced Article 1, Clause 1 of the People Power Party’s platform and policy on his Facebook, which states, "The state actively supports individuals to lead stable and free lives through basic income in preparation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era," and mentioned that this is "Article 1, Clause 1 of the People Power Party’s platform, not the Basic Income Party or the Democratic Party."

He then criticized, "However, key figures of the People Power Party are attacking basic income with extreme language such as calling it parasitic and fraudulent, and contrary to the universality of basic income, they exclude high-income taxpayers and selectively propose 'Safe Income' and 'Fair Income' that give hundreds of thousands to millions of won more to those who do not work among the lower-income earners."

He added, "The signboard says seolleongtang restaurant, but what they sell is pork soup, so customers are confused," and pointed out, "When appearances and reality, words and actions differ, political distrust arises."

Governor Lee criticized, "I understand being envious of a well-performing original seolleongtang restaurant and opening a 'Seolleongtang Specialty' restaurant right in front of it, but if you sell pork soup while criticizing seolleongtang, wouldn’t it be proper etiquette to first take down the 'Seolleongtang Specialty' sign?"

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