Ruling party slams lawmaker's 'bus house' proposal for youth

The ruling People Power Party fiercely criticized a proposal by Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Hee to convert disused buses into housing for young people, labeling it an "absurd happening" that highlights the government's housing policy failures.

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With the path to normal housing supply blocked by the policy incompetence of the Lee Jae-myung government, a bizarre proposal to 'live in abandoned buses' has finally emerged.

Choi Bo-yoon, the People Power Party's senior spokesperson, stated in a written commentary that the proposal to supply 10,000 units in "bus houses" demonstrates the current administration's disregard for the struggles of young people. "With the path to normal housing supply blocked by the policy incompetence of the Lee Jae-myung government, a bizarre proposal to 'live in abandoned buses' has finally emerged," Choi said.

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The absurdity of comparing it to overseas cases, proposing to supply 10,000 units in abandoned buses, starkly proves how lightly the current administration and ruling party have treated the lives of the people and the desperate feelings of the youth.

Choi accused the ruling party of "deceiving" the younger generation with a "trick alternative" because they lack the capacity to develop proper urban housing solutions. The party urged the Democratic Party to immediately halt ineffective, patchwork policies and failed ideological regulations. They called for a fundamental overhaul of the real estate market, including a review of punitive taxes and restrictive loan regulations, to promote market-friendly policies that ensure sufficient supply of quality housing.

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Because they lack the capacity to present a proper urban housing supply plan, they are ultimately deceiving the younger generation with a 'bus house' as a deceptive, tricky alternative.

Hwang Hee had initially proposed the "bus house" idea on Facebook as short-term housing for students in university areas, but deleted the post and apologized after facing backlash, acknowledging that young people felt offended. People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk sarcastically suggested that the children of high-ranking officials should be the first to try living in these bus houses. Another spokesperson, Cho Yong-sul, added that the idea that someone else's inconvenience could be seen as romantic by a young person is dangerous, emphasizing that youth need a "ladder of housing hope," not abandoned buses.

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The Democratic Party and the Lee Jae-myung government must immediately stop their irresponsible, patchwork measures and failed ideological regulations, and present fundamental measures to normalize the collapsed real estate market.