While we’re on the subject of Roh’s retirement, a sneak peek at his retirement home (pic below).
The village, where his retirement home is located, is in a festive mood, with the people there preparing a big party to welcome him. The new house, however, is not without controversy with allegations that 49.5 billion Won (USD 49 million) of taxpayer money was spent for projects related to the retirement home, including a village cultural center, a building for his bodyguards, and for landscaping.
Surely not the type to go quietly.
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$49 million? For that?!
He needs room salon money, doesn’t he?
Typical Noh…pathetic. I guess this is his last grand gesture as president–to bilk the public coffers to set up ‘Nohstown’.
Admittedly, if they do promise to provide all his followers, especially his faithful ‘Gangnam Communist Party’ members, with the proper amount of grape Flavor Aid, it was definitely money well spent.
BTW…You know the angry your Gangnam socialists/commies– typically unemployed or never employed 30 somethings living on their mom’s sofa in Apkujeong and have never worked a real day in their lives. However, they never miss a Red Devil’s game.
At $49 million, he must have a gold-plated basement. On the other hand, I don’t think a village cultural center is taxpayer money poorly spent.
So, is that a 양로원 or is it literally just a house he’ll live in when he retires?
i’d wait until the Swiss bank account, the miguk real estate, or the bijageum story hits the papers.
this seems fairly innocuous, among all the past Presidents of the ROK. It’s basically the equivalent of what US Presidents have done with their hometowns.
the amount you quoted seems to be rebuffed by Blue House controlled KBS, but you already knew that.
Did Park Jung Hee’s son receive money? Did he go to goon dae?
Did Jun Doo Hwan’s son receive money? His wae-jobu was a very aged 80+ year old stock, bonds, and trade genius. He never went to B-school, but parlayed a small amount of money, enough for Jun’s son to fuck a former actress as 2nd or 3rd wife, and live somewhere in southern California for a while.
Did Roh Tae Woo’s son receive money? Word is, Roh Tae Woo took the MOST money of ALL TIME.
Did Kim Yong Sam’s 2nd son receive money? He’s an ex-criminal, on the legal books. So much for the non-military jungboo.
Did Kim Dae Jung’s son receive money? All 3 of his sons are ex-criminals on the legal books. So much for the joon-bi dwaen Dae Tong Ryong. Joon-bi dwaen Do-dook-nom.
Wait till you hear of anything property or money without a myungboon surfacing.
this one has one.
it will be his retirement home, but right around after his 2nd heart attack, or 2nd stroke, it will be his nursing home.
If you’re going to lock yourself in the house in order to evade arrest, the property better have some space.
49.5 billion Won’s a lot of sparkle. The setting seems a little crowded, but I’m sure the home’s a gem inside.
Colonel Kilgore:
As a former Gangnam liberal (living off of my mom’s sofa in Apgujung), I would love to hear more about your encounters with the Gangnam commies. The thing is, I was always amazed at the dearth of liberals among my Gangnam friends. If I go through 20 of my best friends from school in my head right now, every single one of them is a conservative. In University, Gangnam liberals did exist but they were a rarity, and I’m not kidding when I say a disproportinate number of Gangnam liberal students were from underprivileged households that happen to live in Gangnam. The correlation between class and political philosophy was so strong that I concluded that unless you hate your parents for some reason, nine times out of ten, you will adopt their political views. I was in a rather unique position because my father slowly transitioned from a staunch liberal to a “compassionate conservative” as Korea transitioned from authoritarian to democratic government. In any case, based on my two decades living in Apgujung, and the difficulty I had of even finding plain “liberals,” I’d say you could count Apgujung “commies” (living off of their affluent parents) with your two hands. The ones from humble backgrounds in Gangnam get jobs pretty early. (Not counting the gosisengs, of course, but they’re a whole different species.)
For that kind of drachmas, you’d expect to see a decent multiterraced pool stocked with bikini betties.
#1,
My exact reaction. I would love to see a list of the expenditures.
We’re not seeing all of it. This looks like a veritable Presidential compound, rather than the modest house (W3 billion, tops) we see in the foreground. Notice how the rooftops of the three or four buildings in the background match the style of the house?
#13,
Maybe, but 49 billion won? Ironic considering this is the guy who got elected partly on the promise that he would lower the cost of housing.
Besides, what did he declare as his personal wealth before he was elected? A couple of million tops, right? I seriously doubt the Korean president gets paid close to 10 billion won a year. So, who’s paying for this?
You and me, and all the rest of the taxpayers.
#15,
In that case, he should be made to live in the ‘affordable housing’ that he promised he’d develop near Seoul.