People in disaster-stricken areas are worried about the lack of stable employment. Once unemployment benefit payments end, they may leave the local areas en masse to look for work.
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Kansai University Prof Shingo Nagamatsu, referring to the worsening unemployment crisis in the Tohoku region, which threatens to destroy some communities. (Daily Yomiuri)
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tmarie
To be honest though, they should have left a long time ago! Indeed, Japan needs to help these people find jobs but if there are none in the area, which we all knew there wouldn't be, time to move on.
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tkoind2
Sadly I think the area will just die off as working age people leave for areas where there may be at least some work. This is tragic.
Long term Japan should consider opening a free trade zone. Allow businesses from anywhere to come into the area and build companies, factories etc... tax free for a designated period. Even make small and other business loans and financing available to help kick off new business. And extend invitations abroad to companies who may be interested making visas etc... fast and easy for people who come to set up and run businesses in the area.
One very good idea is to make the area a Silicon Valley for new energy development. Heavy investement and promotion here could mean permanent growth and stability in the region.
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MaboDofuIsSpicy
Once those benefits run out, there is welfare.
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Patrick Smash
Surely that is the point of ending the payments though.
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tmarie
Sadly I think the area will just die off as working age people leave for areas where there may be at least some work. This is tragic.
Which is exactly what was happening BEFORE 3/11. I would rather my tax money be invested in growing communities rather than ones that were already slipping into decay,.
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