１０３万円の壁と政権与党の無能さ
人手不足だと騒がれている時に、１０３万円の壁があって働きたくても働けないという実態が国民民主党によりクローズアップされた。国民の切実な思いに訴えて国民民主党は、１０月２７日の衆議院議員選挙で大躍進した。
財務省や国税庁でこのような問題に気付きそうなものだが、何故か問題提起される事はなかった。
多分、この問題に気付いていた人は政界や官界にいたに違いないが、無視されたのかも知れない。
政策や法律、規制等は実態に即して決めてゆくものであり、実態との整合性を確認しながら定めていく事が当然である。人手が足りないと言われている時に、働きたくても働けない状態を作り出してしまったというのは、政権与党の大失策であろう。
The 1.03 million yen barrier and the ruling party's incompetence
At a time when there is a lot of talk about a labor shortage, the Democratic Party for the People has highlighted the reality that people who want to work cannot do so because of the 1.03 million yen ceiling. By appealing to the desperate feelings of the people, the Democratic Party for the People made a great advance in the House of Representatives election on October 27th.
One would think that the Ministry of Finance or the National Tax Agency would notice this problem, but for some reason it was never raised as an issue.
There must have been people in politics and government who were aware of this problem, but they may have been ignored.
Policies, laws, regulations, etc. are decided based on the actual situation, and it is natural that they should be established while checking their consistency with the actual situation. At a time when there is said to be a labor shortage, it is a huge blunder by the ruling party to create a situation where people who want to work cannot work.
