The following is the continuation of the previous chapter.
Invest in infrastructure, science and technology
How can I leave the selfish idea of the Treasury Department and make the people enriched?
First of all, it is a way to prevent ‘turn to developing country’ by reforming austerity finance and investing in important fields as fiscal policy.
The first is national defense.
Japan's defense expenditure is limited to ‘within 1% of GDP’, so defense expenses will be cut down as GDP shrinks.
Originally, defense expenses should be expenditure to decide on scale as necessary.
Also, it is good to buy weapons from the United States, but do not take a foolish measure such as reducing the personnel expenses of the SDF.
The second is infrastructure improvement.
Many of the Japanese infrastructure is getting old.
There is a possibility that things like the Sasako tunnel ceiling collision accident that occurred in 2012 can occur here and there.
Experts estimate that many bridges, tunnels, harbors, etc. cannot be used unless infrastructure of about 28 trillion yen is developed in the next 50 years.
The third is social security.
It is necessary to supply funds to fields where demand is increasing for a while such as medical care, nursing care and pension. In case
Fourth, science and technology budget.
Looking at the trends in science and technology budget with 2000 as 100, Japan is barely maintaining flat, but it has hardly increased.
The difference is clear by comparison with other countries.
Especially China is considerably increasing science and technology budget.
While China has expanded its budget more than 11 times, Japan is only 1.05 times (Figure ③).
Researchers belonging to Japanese universities and companies have become increasingly irregularly employed, making it impossible to conduct basic research properly.
Even the science and technology that has supported Japan's standing bones is becoming inferiorized. In case
The government should pay the budget for things such as science and technology, whose effects are difficult to see.
What is not done is the real ‘push the burden toward the future’.
Do not forget that Japan now is made up of past investment by Japanese people.
As long as the people do not wake up from the imprinting of the Ministry of Finance with correct awareness, Japan is infrastructure worn-out, defense capabilities are also weakened and it seems frightening of aggression from other countries it will be inevitable to become a ' science and technology inferior country '