Lee Nak-yeon "Song Kang-ho vs Lee Sun-kyun, Whose House Is More Urgent?" vs Lee Jae-myung "Then Lee Sun-kyun Won't Pay Taxes"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] On the 11th, during the TV debate for the Democratic Party presidential primary candidates, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung and former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon engaged in a dispute citing the movie "Parasite."

Former leader Lee said, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung mentioned 'Parasite' as his favorite movie," and asked, "Song Kang-ho lives in a semi-basement house where rain pours directly in, while Lee Sun-kyun's house enjoys the rain. Is it just to give both of them 80,000 won equally? Is it just to improve Song Kang-ho's house?"

In response, Governor Lee said, "If support is given only to Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun would not pay taxes." He is proposing to introduce a land holding tax to fund universal basic income. Then, former leader Lee said, "I think it is an insult to the wealthy. I believe contributing to society and gaining honor are more important."

Former leader Lee also criticized Governor Lee's economic pledges. He said, "There was a title called 'Fair Growth,' but it seems there was no content announcement. He only said jobs are the responsibility of companies, but there was no explanation on how to achieve that."

Governor Lee replied, "It seems you haven't properly reviewed the pledge content," adding, "By restoring fairness, we can bring economic vitality and create jobs. If we resolve the unfairness between small and large enterprises, we can alleviate the excessive appropriation of management performance from small businesses and create jobs."

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