Nucksal: "To boost the birth rate, more financial support is needed"... A father's candid remarks? Sparks heated debate [Star Issue]

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Singer Nucksal criticized South Korea's pro-natalist policies as inadequate and stated that the financial support was insufficient, sparking a heated debate among netizens.

On the 16th, a video titled "Isn't raising a daughter difficult? What if Nucksal, who has only raised two sons, makes his daughter cry for the first time?" was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Annyeong Hansaem-yo and Urban Zakapa.'

In the video, Urban Zakapa's Jo Hyun-ah asked, "I hear they give a lot of financial support if you have a baby these days. Has it actually increased?" In response, Nucksal said, "In reality, 1 million won is paid out each month for one year," adding, "I heard that starting next year, the method will change to providing it all at once."

Additionally, when Jo Hyun-ah asked whether there were differences in welfare benefits between his four-year-old son and his ten-month-old son, Nucksal replied, "There are. It has changed a lot." Amid this, Nucksal's wife stated, "They say there is a difference, but they still don't give that much money."

When Jo Hyun-ah asked, "Isn't there a multi-child card?" Nucksal's wife answered, "It is issued when there are three or more children," and Nucksal said, "Honestly, this country has not yet come to its senses. The collapse of the nation is not far off, yet the benefits are only at this level."

Nucksal stated, "They should be honored as heroes for giving birth, but that would still not be enough," adding, "Giving birth may not be a government position, but I believe we need to encourage and promote it more."

He added, "For people like us who live comfortably, having children is a choice. But there will be people for whom having a child is not a choice but something that just happens. There needs to be a point where we truly support and encourage these people in some way when a baby is born. Can that be done with the amount currently given in Korea? It is only given for one year. So, this makes no sense."

Nucksal's wife also said, "It feels like they provide support just enough for what is needed, but not enough to live comfortably."

In response, netizens expressed opinions such as: "I don't think people who didn't have children because of money will start having them or have two more just because money is given; the request is too one-dimensional," "Are you perhaps receiving an allocation from the state to have babies? You didn't have them because you liked it, did you?", "That might have been true in the past, but I think support is quite good these days... My niece is in the upper grades of elementary school, and they say the support now is completely different from when she was young," "I am raising a baby. Even now, many people misuse the money coming out for the baby. If we give more, what if people have babies for the money and then neglect them? I think it would be okay to reduce the support even if it's a bit difficult," and "But if we speak coldly based on facts, giving benefits to those who have already given birth has little meaning in raising the birth rate."

On the other hand, there were also opinions such as: "I think Nucksal is 100% right," and "It's not just about financial support; these days, dual-income households are the norm, but when someone gets pregnant, they don't provide staffing to cover for them. How can you have a baby in such a situation?"

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