오늘 갑자기 거의 16년전에 기고했던 글을 다시 여기에 옮겨논 이유는 간단하다. 어제 일요일 아침에 삼성의 이건희 회장님께서 긴기간동안 와병중에 계시다가, 하늘 나라, 영원의 나라로 여행을 떠나셨는데, 고국의 언론을 비롯한 많은 국민들이 애도의 조의를 표하는것을 언론을 통해 봤었다.
오늘 아침뉴스에는 이회장님이 떠나시면서, 후손인 이재용 삼성 부회장을 비롯한 자손들에게 많은 재산을 상속해 주셨는데, 당장에 내야할 상속세가 적게는 10조원, 많게는 이보다 훨씬 더 많을 것이라는 걱정섞인 보도였던것이다. 전문가들의 분석에 따르면, 당장에 그렇게 많은 상속세를 내기위해 소유하고 있는 주식을 팔아야 하는데, 그럴경우, 팔게되는 주식을 구입하는 사람이 외국인, 특히 중국기업이 구입하게 될 확율이 높아, 이경우, 앞으로 삼성의 운영권에도 많은 영향을 미칠것이라는 염려 기사를 봤었다.
내가 알기로는 미국이나 캐나다를 비롯한 많은 서구나라에서는 상속세가 거의 없는것으로 알고있다. 그만큼 기업의 역활이 나라의 경제활동에 많은 도움을 주고 있다는데 대한 답례가 아닐까?라는 이해를 하게 됐다. 왜 우리 한국의 세법은 기업에 대한 배격을 분명히 하는 내용의 악법을 계속 고집하고 있는지?가 너무도 궁금해서다. 전문가들의 설명에 의하면 중소기업도 똑같은 처지에 고민이 많아, 어떤 기업인들은 다 팔아서 처분하고 이민을 떠난다는 슬픈 얘기도 전해줬었다.
이렇게 비합리적인 상속세는 제발 하루속히 바꾸어, 기업들이 조국에서 맘놓고 맘껏 기업활동을 할수 있도록 좋은 나라를 만들도록 도와 주기를 바란다. 기업이 잘돼야 Job creation이 많이 발생하는 간단한 원리를 생활화 할수있었으면 하는 바램이 간절해서다.
몇년전 고국을 방문 했을때, 느꼈던 점을, 고국을 세계 만방에 알리는 웹싸인트 VANK에 기고했던 글입니다. 보도에 의하면 VANK웹이 국가에서 삭감한 예산 문제로 곤란에 처하고 있다기에, 여기에 옮겨 보관 하고져 함입니다.
2005-01-05
But I love my motherland, Korea
Happy New Year! My name is Paul Hankyun Lee, though my original is Hankyun Lee, but living here in Canada adapting an English name is easier for being remembered by people and another reason I took Paul is that through my life I have wished to live like the Paul, one of desciples of Jesus in the bible. As you guess, I am a Korean-Canadian who's been living here in Toronto almost 30 years as of Jan. 2005, holding Canadian citizenship. And I have retired since 2 years ago from my own business in retail industry. Currently I have 2 regular e-mail friends. And I got home just 3 weeks ago from motherland Korea staying 45 days. Of course during that staying I also traveled Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia and China on top of every corner of Korean peninsula travelled with 3 couples of my friends.
The paying system at tour areas should be changed not to give a bad impression.
Here are some points I experienced with good feeling and bad feelings too. The good points were so many High ways have been constructed in the short period of time which can be cheered by tourists and Koreans abreast. The bad point was that too many times of entrance fees being collected at any tour areas. For example, I was Seorak mountain (Seoraksan) with my friends mentioned above. We paid 4 times of it to tour, first at the parking lot, then National Park entrance fee, then temple entrance fee, then again lifting fee of cable car to a peak. Also each of fees was so expensive that could give the tourists a bad impression on visiting Korea.
Nobody can understand that 4 times of fees to see a resort of a mountain. I paid only one time entrance fee at the Ocean park in Hong Kong which has two parks in it with huge facilities to see and free ridings including cable cars that runs over 15 minutes that was so long compared with two minutes ride on Seorak mountain (Seoraksan). The most of resorts I have been in Korea were same on collecting fees. This should be changed to one time collecting right away, otherwise foreign travelers won't suggest any Korean tours to their friends after tour in Korea. I am sorry I couldn't say good feeling a lot. But I love my home country. Since I saw those as a outsider without any prejudice on it, it would be helpful for you to judge it.
Many thanks.
Paul Hankyun Lee
Canada (Retired businessman)
2005-01-05
But I love my motherland, Korea
Happy New Year! My name is Paul Hankyun Lee, though my original is Hankyun Lee, but living here in Canada adapting an English name is easier for being remembered by people and another reason I took Paul is that through my life I have wished to live like the Paul, one of desciples of Jesus in the bible. As you guess, I am a Korean-Canadian who's been living here in Toronto almost 30 years as of Jan. 2005, holding Canadian citizenship. And I have retired since 2 years ago from my own business in retail industry. Currently I have 2 regular e-mail friends. And I got home just 3 weeks ago from motherland Korea staying 45 days. Of course during that staying I also traveled Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia and China on top of every corner of Korean peninsula travelled with 3 couples of my friends.
The paying system at tour areas should be changed not to give a bad impression.
Here are some points I experienced with good feeling and bad feelings too. The good points were so many High ways have been constructed in the short period of time which can be cheered by tourists and Koreans abreast. The bad point was that too many times of entrance fees being collected at any tour areas. For example, I was Seorak mountain (Seoraksan) with my friends mentioned above. We paid 4 times of it to tour, first at the parking lot, then National Park entrance fee, then temple entrance fee, then again lifting fee of cable car to a peak. Also each of fees was so expensive that could give the tourists a bad impression on visiting Korea.
Nobody can understand that 4 times of fees to see a resort of a mountain. I paid only one time entrance fee at the Ocean park in Hong Kong which has two parks in it with huge facilities to see and free ridings including cable cars that runs over 15 minutes that was so long compared with two minutes ride on Seorak mountain (Seoraksan). The most of resorts I have been in Korea were same on collecting fees. This should be changed to one time collecting right away, otherwise foreign travelers won't suggest any Korean tours to their friends after tour in Korea. I am sorry I couldn't say good feeling a lot. But I love my home country. Since I saw those as a outsider without any prejudice on it, it would be helpful for you to judge it.
Many thanks.
Paul Hankyun Lee
Canada (Retired businessman)
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