Futility of the cash handout

the government must examine the difficulties of everyday livelihood even deeper.

2024-05-16

DP urges Yoon to consent to cash handouts, probe into Marine's death

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to acquiesce to its plan to distribute cash handouts of 250,000 won ($180) to every person and a special counsel probe into a Marine's death.

2024-05-08

Today’s debt is tomorrow’s tax

Issuing debts only spells the need for more tax collection.

2024-04-29

The party is over

Former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil was finally arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in handing out cash to DP members to help him get elected as the new party leader in 2021.

2023-12-19

[THINK ENGLISH] 새해 첫 추경, 소상공인 지원에 중점

Of the 14 trillion-won ($11.7 billion) supplementary budget 82 percent, or 11.5 trillion won, will be used for small businesses affected by Covid-19 restrictions. The extra budget is the first for this year and the seventh since the outbreak of the..

2022-01-26

Gov't announces grant for business owners as social distancing returns

A 1 million won ($850) grant will be given to small business owners affected by the reintroduction of Covid-19 social distancing regulations.

2021-12-17

Half-baked basic income debates

Koreans returned about 28.2 billion won ($23.3 million) in relief grants — about 1 percent of the 2.8 trillion won the Moon Jae-in administration had...

2020-06-17

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