South Korea elderly live in poverty in a land of riches

South Korea elderly live in poverty in a land of riches

Kim Ho-tae, center left, a basic income recipient in Seoul said Monday the elderly are struggling to make ends meet. Photo by Elizabeth Shim/UPI SEOUL, March 25 (UPI) — Kim Yang-ho has witnessed his country rise from the ashes of war and reach a level of development so astounding economists who study South Korea simply call it the "miracle on the Han," a reference to the river that runs through Seoul.

But Kim, 78, who toiled in his youth in various odd jobs as South Korea grew richer, says he feels left behind, even as his country is no longer […]

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