Lee Jae Myung Clarifies AI Dividend Idea as Tax Windfall, Not Company Profit Seizure
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 13
Lee Jae Myung Clarifies AI Dividend Idea as Tax Windfall, Not Company Profit Seizure
9 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 13
Lee Jae Myung said his policy chief’s viral “citizen dividend” post referred to sharing excess tax revenue from AI-sector windfalls, not taking profits directly from companies.
Kim Yong-beom’s comments were intended to open a broader debate over how South Korea should use any extra tax income generated by outsized gains in the AI boom.
Lee issued the clarification on X after the post drew wide attention, seeking to narrow the proposal to a fiscal-policy discussion rather than a corporate redistribution plan.
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