As soon as the government officially left its position to raise the age of senior citizens from 65 to 70, many pros and cons were posted on the Cheong Wa Dae national petition site. There is strong disagreement about whether the retirement age should have been increased as life expectancy has increased. In addition, people disagree that the reduction in welfare benefits due to the retirement age increase will lead to more poverty among the elderly. Pros Raising the age standard for senior citizens is changing the threshold of benefits for senior citizens' welfare. There is a big change in our
There are about a hundred domestic facilities in Korea that house and display animals such as zoos and aquariums. The so-called ‘Zoos Law’ was enacted in 2016 after questions about the abuse of breeding animals and poor breeding conditions. However, animal rights groups still claim that the laws cannot completely prevent animal abuse. Many argue that zoos are basically not for animals, but for human selfishness. Therefore, it is argued that public breeding facilities, which basically focus on 'attention' rather than 'protection' of animals, should be abolished. On the other hand, many believe
On July 14, 2020, the Korean government announced a Korean New Deal as a national economic measure to revive the sagging economy after the coronavirus crisis. Just as U.S. President Roosevelt pushed for a new deal to create jobs and strengthen workers' welfare by introducing a minimum wage system and unemployment insurance to overcome the great depression, the plan is aimed at effectively responding to the post-corona era and becoming a leader in the global trend. The Korean New Deal is a six-year economic measure that will lead to investment and job creation in each sector, led by a digital n
Over the past two years, it has been revealed that sex crimes have been getting worse with webhard (online file sharing site) cartels illegally spreading sexually explicit content. Additionally, some popular entertainers were caught sharing intimate pictures of women and talking about prostitution on KakaoTalk. People share or get sexually related videos in a variety of ways, but WeDisk and Filenori are two of the biggest online file sharing platforms in Korea where this type of content can be found. Employee testimony and local media reports show around 60 percent of the profits ―numbering mi
The use of electric kickboard is suddenly increasing. Sales in April 2018 increased 270 percent in 2019 and nearly a year. One of the reasons why electric kickboard have become so popular in such a short period of time, which is the most satisfying travel in short distances. It takes some time to walk, but when you travel short distances to take a bus or subway, you can save time and energy by using an electric kickboard. Also, one of the key factors is that it is not too difficult to operate and costs less to use. The figure is estimated to reach 200,000 units by 2022. This translates into a
In the real world, we have to reveal our information such as name, age, and face. But on the Internet, we do not have to reveal our information. When we act on the Internet, we can use a nickname instead of our real name. That means we can speak our opinion more freely than in reality. Recently, the issue of introducing the Internet real-name system is arising because many people are suffering from malicious comments and the spread of false information on the Internet. Therefore, there are many different pros and cons for the introduction of this system. Pros Recently, a Korean celebrity commi
The number of dog owners is gradually increasing. As the number of dog bites increases, something rather dangerous is happening. The government said dogs should wear a leash when they go out, or else their owners should be fined. Despite the fine, a girl was bitten by a big dog called Foxteria in July. Therefore, some people oppose not only the idea that all dogs should have leashes, but also the idea that dogs should have their mouths muzzled, and that dogs are stressed. Pros Lately, there have been a lot of incidents of dogs biting people. As a result, people say we must strengthen related l
On Feb. 28, 2018, the National Assembly passed a revision bill to the Labor Standards Act, which calls for reducing the legal working hours per week from the current 68 hours to 52 hours. The revision stated that "a week is seven days," reducing the maximum working hours by 16 hours from the current 68 hours to 52 hours. The current 68 hours per week is due to the Ministry of Employment and Labor's interpretation of the state's unit as only "five days a week," while Saturday and Sunday were excluded from the calculation of legal work hours, adding eight hours each to the holiday work. Pros S