It was a beautiful spring day today and I spent almost all day in the garden. I caught a flu and had to stay in bed all last week. I canceled all the outing and it was frustrating. So working with spring flowers in the sunshine was a happy thing for me.
In Japan, tomorrow is the day when the consumption tax is going to increase from 5% to 8%. TV news showed the people doing shopping before the tax rises. The government has told us they need the money for welfare, but it is a lie. The pension will decrease and the money of the medical care for eldery over 70 will be double, and the premium for the pension will increase. All of these start tomorrow.
The consumption tax is not a fair system, everyone knows. For the poor it's a heavy burden. Our government intends the rich to enjoy richer life and the big companies to make more money while the poor suffer harder life and difficult business, we are sure.
Most of the people do not welcome the tax increasing under this bad economical circumstance. Instead of running for shopping, we should go out for demonstration, I think. Why do't they do it? I have been thinking about it, and it's a shame to tell, but probably we haven't learned the democracy.
Japan is suffering a huge amount of debt and we have no plan to make it decrease. So, we have tried not to make more debt. But Primeminister Abe printed a lot of Japanese bills and are using them. The price of Japanese Yen is down and big exporting companies like TOYOTA are enjoying the benefit. But the commodity price is rising now, so we will suffer double. Of course our national debt is largely increasing. Who will pay it? Mr. Abe? NO!!! He is just thinking of his populality and power today. He never seems to worry about the debt, about the future of Japan.
The famous phrase "tomorrow is another day" is used a little differently in Japan, I think. It means," Don't worry about the future. Take today's fruit and enjoy it."
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