"Mindo-Kim Spokesperson Hwang Jeong-ah held a briefing at the National Assembly that afternoon and said, "The top executive committee for pension reform requested by Chairman Lee Jae-myung has decided to take a decision on pension reform."
"The People Power Party (ruling party) has expressed its willingness to accept the ruling party's proposal in a broad sense, but the Democratic Party has also rejected the proposal," Hwang said.
However, they are stubbornly refusing to process the pension reform in the 21st National Assembly. When President Yoon suddenly changed his words and said, "Let's put it on the next National Assembly," the People's Power Party also reneged on the compromise proposal.
He continued, "Who in the nation can agree to overturn everything that has been discussed up until now, using a 1% difference of opinion as an excuse? The people's demands and expectations are being ignored,
"It's just a mean thing to do," he said. Hwang added, "Where is President Yoon, who expressed a strong will to reform by saying, 'We will not shy away from our historical calling and responsibility?'
"Is the calling and responsibility of pension reform as light as a feather?" he asked. "The name tag on my desk says, 'Don't
"Pass the buck here"? I want them to stop hiding behind their backs and make a decision on pension reform. I want the top parties to meet and work together to tackle the issue of pension reform by 2021.
"Reforms that are merely shouted in words are nothing but an empty can. I wonder if the president and the ruling party, who are responsible for national affairs, are right. The people's lives will be affected," Kang said.
"If you are willing to consider this, you can't do this," he said. "Representative Lee's proposal is still valid. If the Presidential Office is willing to accept a top-level meeting on pension reform,
If President Yoon and the People Power continue to reject pension reform to the very end, they will be committing the original sin of "threatening the sustainability of Korean society," just as the president said.
"I'm glad to hear that," he said.
2024/05/24 20:45 KST
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