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  • taikan at 09:17 AM JST - 18th September

    helloklitty, I have two questions. First, what did former Prime Minister Mori do that entitles him to credit for the high quality of broadband service in Japan? Second, is Japan willing to send him to the US so he can work his magic again?

    Posted in For quality broadband, it's Japan by a mile at 09:17 AM JST - 18th September

  • taikan at 09:07 AM JST - 18th September

    The AIG shareholders also need to be punished by having their stock declared worthless. The only way to keep this from happening again is to let the greedy get their collective noses rubbed in it.

    In theory, this would be a good idea. However, almost 74% of AIG's shares are…

    Posted in U.S. government bails out AIG with $85 billion loan at 09:07 AM JST - 18th September

  • taikan at 08:52 AM JST - 18th September

    Are you unaware that Democrats control both the House and Senate?

    And are you aware that the Republicans controlled the House and Senate from 1994-2006, and on top of that also have been in control of the White House since January 2001? Not that it makes much of a difference,…

    Posted in U.S. government bails out AIG with $85 billion loan at 08:52 AM JST - 18th September

  • taikan at 08:40 AM JST - 18th September

    Remarks defending a person who reached back a decade to attack Bill Clinton for the current Wall Street debacle.

    Yabits -- Nippon5 didn't attack Bill Clinton. He merely said that the law was changed during the Clinton administration. That's correct. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which essentially repealed the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act…

    Posted in Bush scraps comments on financial crisis at 08:40 AM JST - 18th September

  • taikan at 03:05 AM JST - 13th September

    Realteacher -- I responded to your request for citing some examples by posting a link to a website that has hundreds of them, but for some reason the Moderator didn't think that was appropriate. Try looking up "revolving door" on Google.

    Posted in Ex-bureaucrats taking executive posts at 45% of public-interest entities at 03:05 AM JST - 13th September

  • taikan at 10:53 AM JST - 11th September

    Realteacher -- You should have considered the meaning of the name "taikan" before assuming that I lack understanding of the US system. Also, had you read my post carefully, you would have seen that I limited my comment concerning the "revolving door" to political appointees. By definition, that excludes the…

    Posted in Ex-bureaucrats taking executive posts at 45% of public-interest entities at 10:53 AM JST - 11th September

  • taikan at 03:18 AM JST - 10th September

    This should come as no surprise. It also provides a benefit for all concerned. The ex-government employee, who probably has been forced to retire at a relatively young age (55 or less) as a result of the "up or out" policy applicable to fast-track bureaucrats, needs the job because of…

    Posted in Ex-bureaucrats taking executive posts at 45% of public-interest entities at 03:18 AM JST - 10th September

  • taikan at 06:45 AM JST - 9th September

    The irony of the government taking over FNMA is that originally it was a government agency. It worked extremely well after its initial creation as part of FDR's New Deal. However, in 1968 it was privatized. Nevertheless, it still continued to work quite well so long as it purchased mortgages…

    Posted in U.S. government takes over mortgage giants at 06:45 AM JST - 9th September

  • taikan at 02:07 AM JST - 6th September

    Interesting how no such age limit applies to the PM or other lawmakers.

    There are strict retirement age requirements throughout Japanese society, including the government. For example, JR requires its train drivers to retire at age 60, so for most of them their 60th birthday is also their last day…

    Posted in Supreme Court Justice Yokoo to resign ahead of age limit at 02:07 AM JST - 6th September

  • taikan at 01:48 AM JST - 5th September

    Looking at the results of recent elections I have to conclude that many voters are indeed stupid. Why else would they elect the fascist Ishihara as Tokyo governor time and time again?

    Ishihara is a nationalist rather than a fascist. Regardless of the label, it's probably safe to assume that…

    Posted in LDP tops DPJ in voters' preference at next election: Kyodo poll at 01:48 AM JST - 5th September

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