"When Did I Ever?" on Jeonse Question... Flatly Rebuffs: "The Question Is Pointless, Right?"

At a press conference for the nation held today (September 18), President Lee Jae-myung was asked, "Regarding the jeonse (lump-sum housing deposit) system, you previously said, 'It is a unique private financing system in Korea. It is a system that should gradually disappear.' Do you still believe jeonse is a system that should disappear?" In response, he countered, "I recall saying that 'it will disappear,'" adding, "I meant it will disappear when it disappears; when did I ever say it should disappear?" Please watch the video for more details.

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(Written by Jung Da-eun | Video by Kim Na-on | Produced by SBS Digital News) 
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