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Japan Plans To Merge Major Science Bodies
ananyo writes "In its battle against a sluggish economy, Japan's government is gearing up to make cost savings through a root-and-branch reform of the country's science system, merging some of its most prominent research organizations. Plans approved by the government's cabinet would consolidate the RIKEN network of basic-research laboratories with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) — the national funding body. But with few details about the timing, potential cost savings or full implications of the change, many researchers are concerned that it could be a recipe for harsh funding cuts and even greater bureaucracy."
See, people like you shouldn't even be allowed to participate in the discussion. You're ignorance is vast.
Setting aside the fact the Keynesian economist predicted the economic collapse 3 years before it started, and the includes detials on why and which policies woudl cause it.
They also did it in the 80's economic situation; which was worse then the current one.
SO it hard for me to dismiss it when it's shown repeated predictive power.
"who really caused their economy to stagnate for 20 years. "
WTF? Japans economy hasn't stagnated. Clearly you are a clueless loud mouth. If you muster up enough energy to engage your 75 IQ and actually look up facts, you would begin to understand the vast ignorant cavern you call an opinion.
Do you realize the Japan growth rate is one of the highest?
No of course you don't, what was I thinking? That would you require to look things up instead of having pundits tell you how to think.
You fail to take into account japans aging population, the fact that their unemployment rate is only about 5%, and have an incredible diverse manufacturing base.
" switch to saving and trading in gold"
ah. Another moron who doesn't know history or why government moved away from the gilded cage. Gold has a limit, and very real limnt. And that limit impacts growth and investments.
People s ignorant as you really shouldn't be allowed to participate in the discussion. You don't help, and your ignorance is a wet blanket on the candles of knowledge.
How about you AT LEAST get some basic facts right?
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Except that people don't eat and excrete microchips and we have perpetual growth of the population. Perhaps innovative creations can improve the standard of living of a _stable_ and _sustainable_ population.