Tax raise?

"Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday it would take at least 2 to 3 years to increase the consumption tax."
——— Japan Times

Hmm.....

What do you think about this tax reform?

Exactly, we need to pay more tax if Japan goes to a welfare state such as Northern European countries.

But before enforcing that tax increase, all we have to pay not more money but more attention to the situation we're facing now.

What is our tax used for?

What is the fundamental issue?

Which issues do we solve at first?

Do you trust the government?

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Sharing the ideas, the nation must look at the same way to improve the present situation.