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Avatar Posted by matigo 91 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: digital music movie tax ipod
Young people and tech-savvy buyers across Japan are breathing a sigh of relief as yet another proposed Digital Copyright Tax flails and dies. Consumers cheered and celebrated by running to the nearest electronics store, proclaiming loudly that governments cannot control what they don't understand. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 141 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Politics | Tags: tax aids charity aid africa
It amazes me that despite all our home-grown problems, particularly Japan's pension and health care fiascos, the government can still pull $560 million out of its backside to fight Aids and other diseases in Africa. That brings Japan's contributions to $1.5 billion since 2002.rnrnDo taxpayers read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 194 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: japan gas tax provisional expire
Have you seen the gas prices today?
A few months back I had discussed the possibility of Japan’s Provisional Gas Tax not being extended as the Upper and Lower Houses of government vie for control of policy. Oddly enough, it seems that the predictions are starting to come to pass. read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 243 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: tax budget 2008 japan
The 2008 budget deliberations have begun at the House of Representatives, and it will be another example of why the Japanese political system is so broken.

With all the money that is misallocated, wasted, or outright stolen, it's a shame that the Fukuda government can't live up to th read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 265 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: gas tax politics government fukuda
Less than a week after the House of Representatives pushed through the (politically) controversial Anti-Terrorism Funding Bill, the government is gearing up for the next big item: a 10-year extension of the Provisional High Tax Rate on gasoline. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 269 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Politics | Tags: tax consumption tax politics pension
We're so lucky here in Japan. We only pay 5% consumption tax compared to countries like Sweden who are lumbered with a staggering 25%. But how long will this last? Jason gives us a play-by-play look at how he sees the next few years unfolding. Political games to keep up appearances, definitely wor read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 304 days ago (http://www.longcountdown.com)
Category: General | Tags: population aging tax pensions
While everyone talks about ways to increase the working population, I dared to propose ways to decrease the elderly population! This is Plan B in solving the population crisis. Could the Japanese government be evil enough to deliberately eliminate its own people? read more »
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