Is It Time to Choose Between 'Heukmyo Baekmyo'? Lee Urges 30 Trillion Won Support for Livelihoods

"Focus on Vulnerable and Low-Income as Livelihood Economic Crisis Deepens"
"Yoon Obsessed with Not Giving to Ultra-Rich"

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Park Jun-i] Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, emphasized "livelihood" and urged the necessity of injecting emergency support funds worth 30 trillion won on the 20th, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. In particular, he mentioned the "Black Cat, White Cat" theory, saying that both ruling and opposition parties must unite amid the economic crisis.

On that day, during the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in the morning, Lee said, "Although the holiday is approaching, the soaring prices and interest rate burdens have deepened the economic hardships of people's livelihoods more than ever," and emphasized, "Politics must be a source of hope, not despair, for the struggling people."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Park Hong-geun, floor leader, are attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

He added, "If we can alleviate even a little of the difficulties of people's livelihoods, this is not the time to distinguish between a black cat and a white cat," urging the ruling party, "I repeatedly call for swift consultations on the '30 trillion won emergency livelihood project'." He continued, "If it is inconvenient to consult, even if the ruling party proceeds unilaterally, we will actively cooperate." This is interpreted as meaning that even if the ruling party cedes initiative to the People Power Party, they will actively cooperate as the main opposition party to overcome the livelihood economic crisis.

He criticized, "As the livelihood economic crisis worsens, government policies should normally focus on the vulnerable and ordinary people," and said, "The Yoon Seok-yeol administration is neglecting this basic principle."

Lee said, "It seems that the Yoon administration only sees the super large corporations and the super rich," and criticized, "They squeeze the ordinary people no matter what and are desperate to give to the super rich."

Targeting President Yoon, he said, "If the state of neglecting only the strong plundering the weak continues, the boomerang may return to the administration," and emphasized, "I hope they abandon their obsession with privilege politics that will drive the country and people's livelihoods into a greater crisis. I hope they become public servants for the people, not salespeople for the privileged class."

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