Yoon Hee-sook: "Lee Jae-myung's Basic Income is Extremely Irresponsible... There's No Other Reason Than Political Intent"

Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, is declaring her candidacy for the presidential election on the morning of the 2nd at the National Assembly Communication Office in Yeouido, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] Yoon Heesook, a member of the People Power Party who declared her candidacy for the presidential election, criticized the basic income, a key pledge of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, as "extremely irresponsible populism."

On the 6th, Yoon appeared on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Boseon's Starting Morning' and said, "Reducing the gap is the most important task right now, and in this situation, proposing to give the same amount to everyone seems to have no political intention other than that."

She explained, "In a country like ours with a large gap, it is important to raise everyone to a level where they feel dignity and are guaranteed," adding, "Basic income, as I see it, is not giving the same money to everyone, but the state guaranteeing that people do not fall below this level."

Regarding Governor Lee's remark about the 'American occupation forces,' she said, "It is a failure to coldly view the international situation in which we ourselves could do nothing after liberation," and criticized it as "an attempt to rally support by dividing people into pro-Japanese or patriotic camps."

She continued, "I am very grateful that Governor Lee brought up this debate," saying, "Because the public views this incident calmly and strongly dislikes the attempt to divide." She emphasized, "The public wants a perspective that sympathizes with the things we could not do in the past (after liberation)."

Regarding her recent presidential candidacy declaration statement where she described the Moon Jae-in administration as the 'Taliban,' Yoon said, "The Taliban are those who easily think of ruining others' lives with their dogma in their heads," and pointed out, "Many experts predicted shock when the three lease laws were passed, but they pushed them through, and even though the real estate market collapsed, they have not even corrected their direction."

She also argued, "The younger generation has no opportunity to demonstrate their abilities," and insisted, "There is no answer other than to loosen rigidity in labor, public sector, education, and pension reforms."

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