Korea Former ruling party's ``abolition of free rides for the elderly''... Chairman of the Korean Senior Citizens' Association is furious, calling him a ``nonconformist.''

Lee Jun-seok, former representative of South Korea's ruling party ``People's Power'' and chairman of the political platform and policy committee of the ``Reform New Party,'' said, ``We will abolish free subway use for the elderly.'' Ho
Chairman Il harshly criticized the party, calling it a ``rogue political party'' and ``an imitation of a failure.'' On the 18th, Chairman Kim issued a statement from the Korean Elderly Association, saying, ``Lee Jun-seok said, ``There is no subway system for elderly people over 65 years old.''
I was stunned when I heard false reports that he had promised to abolish redemption." At a press conference this morning, Chairman Lee said, ``No subway service will be provided to people over 65 years old.''
We will abolish the compensation system and change to a system that pays 10,000 won (approximately 1,111 yen) per month and 120,000 won (approximately 13,331 yen) annually.''
Chairman Lee said, ``A significant portion of the transportation welfare costs borne by local governments should be converted into national funds.''
"There will be a positive effect," he said. Chairman Kim criticized the deficit problem of urban railways that Chairman Lee pointed out, saying, ``This is a delusional attempt to shift the blame to ``elderly people riding without paying.''
He continued, ``Electricity charges are incurred whether passengers board or not.Excluding commuting hours, the subway operates with many empty seats, but even if an elderly person sits in one of those empty seats, electricity charges will be incurred.'' is more
It's not going to happen," he said. ``The statement that ``subway companies are in the red because of elderly people riding without paying'' is a false claim that does not accurately analyze the causes of the subway's losses.''
``The Korean Transportation Society's analysis report on the causes of subway deficits also proves that there is no relationship between the causes of subway deficits and free rides by the elderly.''