HeathenCabin said...

HeathenCabin at 02:17 AM JST - 22nd December

Well, look what we have happening in Greece. The people have had enough with government, enough with anything to do with corrupt government. The teenager getting shot was putting fire to gasoline, pent up anger with the government literally exploded. This will be happening worldwide in more countries. Even the…

Posted in Rioters clash anew with Greek police in Athens at 02:17 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 02:13 AM JST - 22nd December

Any tax increases will have a nasty and disastrous effect on the economy. The only solution is to realize that government is wrong, and is always wrong in screwing around with the economy. Now the government wants to increase taxes to pay for government problems, government intervention, and government programs.…

Posted in New Komeito conditionally OKs specifying FY 2011 for sales tax hike at 02:13 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 02:12 AM JST - 22nd December

This is great news. The less the government has, the better. Starve the beast into submission, take away its money!

Posted in Local tax revenues to plunge 10.6% in FY 2009 at 02:12 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 02:09 AM JST - 22nd December

Have no fear, as the Japanese government has decreed that a strong yen is not in the interest of Dear Leader Taro Aso. So Japan will keep printing with the japanese printing press, until the currency loses all value. Keep in mind most people are only looking at the value…

Posted in Japanese consumers enjoy benefits of strong yen at 02:09 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 02:05 AM JST - 22nd December

Japan's economy needs the 88.5 trillion yen (or US$990 billion) boost proposed by the Aso Government if the nation is to recover its prosperity. Only two days ago, the Bank of Japan cut short-term interest rates to an unprecedented 0.1%, following grim predictions from the Cabinet Office. The Government expects…

Posted in Gov't tables record Y88.548 trillion budget to buoy economy at 02:05 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 01:55 AM JST - 22nd December

Any tax increases will have a nasty and disastrous effect on the economy. The only solution is to realize that government is wrong, and is always wrong in screwing around with the economy. Now the government wants to increase taxes to pay for government problems, government intervention, and government programs.…

Posted in Yosano says Japan needs to double consumption tax to 10% at 01:55 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 01:49 AM JST - 22nd December

‘We should work out ways to curb price fluctuations,’’ Nikai said.

This guy Nikai should shut up. More government involvement in a market just will never stabilize anything! It will end up in more volatility and a great example of that happening is the markets worldwide right now. Nikai is…

Posted in Japan calls for tougher regulations to stabilize crude oil prices at 01:49 AM JST - 22nd December
HeathenCabin at 01:00 AM JST - 14th December

The message is simple, do not invest in Japan.

Posted in EU urges Japan to clarify restrictions on foreign investment at 01:00 AM JST - 14th December
HeathenCabin at 12:58 AM JST - 14th December

The governing Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner the New Komeito party also enacted another government-proposed law to support the banking sector through public fund injections with a second vote in the lower house, which requires a majority of at least two-thirds.

The most important part in this…

Posted in Diet enacts antiterrorism refueling law, bank aid law at 12:58 AM JST - 14th December
HeathenCabin at 12:54 AM JST - 14th December

The government will cut taxes, but will never cut government spending. In order for anything to work at this point, the government needs to drastically reduce spending and taxes. The government adding to the debt and pretending that a "stimulus packaged" will save everything is insanity. How many times has…

Posted in Gov't unveils Y1 trillion tax cut proposals at 12:54 AM JST - 14th December