● "Go out to play today"

As an office worker, I'm very envious of them. By the way, I hear this often. One of my closest friends spits out to work every morning. The only thing I should be envious of is that I'm really serious these days.
Let's talk about my friend. I am a friend of a restaurant in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. It's a university restaurant, so it's high season in March. It's time for students to line up and to get busy at school events. But I'm literally playing these days. Students are cut off for lunch and no guests are looking for alcohol in the evening. Sales fell by half. Fixed rents for part-time wages on rent are the same, but there is no money to make, so only worry. I'm going to hold this month somehow, but it's really painful for me to increase it by a month or two.

The Republic of Korea that Corona 19 proliferated is truly stationary. People are far from each other, far ahead of the government's call for a "social distance." It's been a long time since people disappeared from the streets and society. Schools where students do not come, gyms where members do not come, and restaurants that are cut off are forced to close. Naturally, there is no income, so even minimal consumption is hard. The landscape of our society caused by Corona 19 is approaching a 'living crisis' rather than an 'economic crisis'.

● Please pay 500,000 won of disaster national income to the people who are in trouble during the corona economic crisis.

In the midst of this, on March 1, the Blue House petition was posted to pay the public half a million won. The author of this article is Lee Jae-woong, CEO of the parent company of 'Tada', which has been a hot issue recently due to the passage of the 'Taban Ban'. Mr. Lee calls the current economic situation of the Republic of Korea a 'crisis at work, a crisis of income, a crisis of survival' and appeals that 'you need an income to eat ramen.'

'Disaster national income' and 'disaster basic income' are the concept of supporting basic income that allows people to live a minimum life in the current 'disaster' situation. The concept of 'basic income', which is needed by the people for minimum living, was introduced in the temporary and exceptional situation of disaster. In neighboring countries struggling with Corona19, the introduction of disaster basic income is accelerating. Hong Kong has agreed to pay US $ 1.5 million in cash, and Macau is also preparing to pay US $ 400,000.

There are also voices in Korea that need to introduce 'basic disaster income'. Governor Kim Gyeong-su said, “We should pay disaster-based basic income to one million won per person.” Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung also said, “It is time to take special measures for emergency basic incomes. Both governors are also considering support at the provincial level. Opposition leader Hwang Gyo-an, the leader of the future integration party, also told the government that "a bold measure of disaster-based income" is needed. This may be a parliamentary election policy coming next month, but public opinion is hot enough given the seriousness of the situation.

The government said that the ruling party has created an additional revision budget of 11.7 trillion won to overcome the Corona 19 incident, of which about 2.6 trillion won is paid for consumption coupons to low-income families. . It's not about disaster basic income, but it's fully considering the economic crisis and the income crisis of low-income people.

● "War-level disasters ... 'Disaster basic income' is the duty of the state"

I asked the experts what they thought about the introduction of disaster basic income. All the answers were 'needed'. As the government's fiscal spending increased, I thought some professors would disagree because of the “financial burden,” but all of the professors I asked said yes. He further emphasized that it was a "state duty." Choi Hang-seop, professor of sociology at Kookmin University, pointed out that the crisis we face is a matter of survival beyond the economy. He stressed that there is no place for the people to see if the country is not seen in a war-level crisis. There are two main reasons for the pros' favor. It is necessary to support living expenses for those who are not really able to eat and live, and it is necessary as a way of stimulating consumption to save the economic downturn.

● Limited-time support centering on low-income and victimized areas

Most of the applicants said they needed differentiated assistance centered on low-income and victimized areas. Sung-Yoon Sung, a professor of economics at Yonsei University, says the financial burden is too great for the entire nation, and that it will adversely affect consumption in the future. As Governor Kim said, if one million won is paid per person, more than 50 trillion won is needed, which burdens the nation's finances and is less realistic. Ahn Dong-hyun, professor of economics at Seoul National University, said, “Indiscriminate support” is inadequate, for example in the case of the “basic income” paid in Tokyo in Japan during the 2008 financial crisis. At that time, all of Tokyo's citizens were sprinkled with cash worth about 100,000 won, but they spent their money on savings.

On the other hand, some say it is necessary to introduce 'to all citizens'. Kang Nam-hoon, a professor of business administration at Seoul National University, said that in order to save the current economic slowdown in Korea, Governor Kim Kyung-soo said that 50 trillion won was needed. This is why it's more effective to apply fairly now than to set standards that nobody supports and nobody supports. He stressed that cash spreads could lead to consumption rather than savings, by limiting the "consumption location" to small markets, such as dense markets, and by specifying "expiration dates."

The views of the professors on how to apply and the size of the application differed, but in the end, they shared the same opinion on the role of government in the current crisis. The prospects of the current government alone cannot overcome the crisis of our economy.

● 靑 "I am not considering disaster basic income"

The government understands that the proposal for disaster basic income is needed. The government is also aware that the domestic situation is severe. But it is still `` not under review '' for the introduction. We can't help but worry about the financial burden, and we don't know if we can catch both rabbits, which guarantees livelihoods and saves the economy.

But if the government really understands that 'severity', it's time to come up with a policy that people really need.