“CEO Cho’s side worked hard to make money… “Wage cut for office workers?”… He criticized the national pledge.

On the 8th, the ruling party reacted to Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk of the Fatherland Innovation Party, on his pledge to introduce a ‘social solidarity wage system’, saying, “Representative Cho’s family worked hard to earn money, including ‘100 million won without lectures,’ ‘240 million won in permanent deposit,’ and ‘double receipt of salary.’ “The public cannot understand why office workers have to cut their wages,” he harshly criticized.

Lee Jun-woo, spokesperson for the People’s Future Election Committee, pointed out in a commentary that day, “After Representative Cho announced his pledge for a social solidarity wage system in which the government will provide tax benefits if large corporations suppress their employees’ wages, criticism from young people and office workers is pouring in.” .

At the same time, he pointed out, “In particular, the public is reacting with astonishment, given that CEO Cho, who has made young people feel betrayed by corruption in the entrance exam, run a private equity fund worth billions, and has a spouse whose goal is the Gangnam building, has made a socialist-style wage pledge.”

Spokesperson Lee said, “CEO Cho is worth 5 billion won, about half of which is said to be cash. “Is it okay for a rich person to arbitrarily evaluate the value of other people’s precious labor and reduce it at will?” he criticized, adding, “CEO Cho should keep his promise to give back to society at Woongdong Academy, which he has been putting off for over 4 years, and first pay the salary he received without even giving a single lecture.” did.

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, said at a meeting of the National Election Committee, “It is a shabby (slang for ‘cheap’) pledge that is short-sighted and only conscious of the votes of small and medium-sized business workers.” There is strong opposition. He raised his voice, saying, “The limitations of the Fatherland Innovation Party as a political party hastily created by one extreme-thinking representative, Cho, are clearly revealed in the argument for the social solidarity wage system.”

In another comment, Spokesperson Lee said, “According to media reports, Woongdong Academy (a private school foundation run by CEO Cho’s family) has not made any attempt to give back to society after more than five years,” adding, “CEO Cho’s lies and Hypocrisy was revealed again. He pointed out, “The Cho Kuk family routinely lies to the people, and when they are caught lying, they lie again and mock the people.”

In 2019, when he was a candidate for Minister of Justice, CEO Cho announced that he would hand over Woongdong Academy to the state or a public interest foundation after suspicions arose that he had used Woongdong Academy, a school corporation run by his family, to embezzle private profits. However, it was revealed that the Gyeongnam Office of Education had not even received an official inquiry related to giving back to society from the academy for over five years.

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