Japan Plans Another Boost to Stimulus Spending »
Posted By FunnyBoyz 7 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsJapan's Prime Minister Taro Aso is proving himself to be a big spender. And he, like the rest of Japan, is hoping that spending more on the economic crisis will make it go away. At a press conference Friday afternoon, Aso unveiled $149 billion stimulus package, 50% larger than what Aso ordered up earlier this week and the third stimulus plan he has proposed since he took office last September.
The latest package amounts to record spending for the world's second-largest economy about 3% of GPP and, if passed by lawmakers, will bring total fiscal spending during the Aso administration to about $268 billion.
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Never let a FOOL KISS YOU or a KISS FOOL YOU.
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The 90's didn't teach this man anything. They went into a recession and did the tax and spend to get out of it and they were just getting out of it when this mess hit. Down they go again.
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