Thinking the Unthinkable for Korea
For attention-grabbing political gestures, it is hard to beat South Korean president Lee Myung-bak's announcement of a "Unification Tax" supposedly to ease the path to eventual union with the impoverished North. It has won him headlines around the world as well as at home.
It is not an actual tax, only an idea to address a theoretical future. But it seem…
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