[Interview] "The National Pension — 'Pay More and Receive More'? Is That a Realistic Proposition?" (October 2023)

◇ Kim Hyun-jeong> Yet even without settling on a single option, the Ministry of Health and Welfare should at least have narrowed down the choices somewhat before forwarding the matter to the National Assembly.

◆ Yoon Seok-myung> That is precisely the point. When I gave a media interview at the time, one outlet quoted me as saying it looked like something that would not even earn a C grade from the members of our fiscal and budget committee. And at the time the government's proposal was announced — feeling the competition, so to speak — I even used the expression that I could not in good conscience give it an F.

◇ Kim Hyun-jeong> Could not give it even an F. The government's proposal.

◆ Yoon Seok-myung> However, upon subsequently reviewing several aspects more carefully, I think it might be possible to upgrade it from an F to a D. The reasons for that I will explain, but I believe we need to step back and reflect on why the government was unable to produce a stronger proposal. I am someone who consistently advocates for fiscal stabilization — and I do so based on numerical projections and fiscal trajectory data. Yet at some point Korean society began labeling people like me as proponents of "fear marketing."
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