We had a small meeting about moral education at school with some young mothers and ex mothers or ex fathers. Elementary and junior high schools of Japan have to give moral classes in every grade and evaluate students’ morality. Do you think it possible? I am terrified of the nation control our, especially young people’s mind and idea. And it’s very sad that the schools are used for it.
One more irritating matter I have to write about. The government says they will raise the consumption tax from 8% to 10%. As you know, this kind of tax is the most unfair for the people. When they imposed the 3% tax for the first time, they said they need it for social welfare. But it wasn’t true. The tax had been increased to 5%, then 8%. The gap of income is getting bigger and bigger and one sixth of the children are from poor family.. How can they and we, pensioners like me, bear the 10% tax on everything we buy?