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Originally Posted by bluejeanslady
well, its really a trend to shout for money today because it is easier than to open the own money box ... and i really hate this ... you must different who has enough like japan and just has to cut a little bit luxury and countries which have no possibility and are really poor .. japan is not poor, they are luxury over all ... and the hole south is intact .. so there is really enough money to help the own people .. they can solve their problem by themselfe ... and maybe this monarchy save a litte bit money this year from the millions they get like every monarchy in world ... mass of money ... a expensive hobby today to have a monarchy without any sense today ... only historical ...  |
You need to consider the bigger picture, Japan isn't in a vacuum.
If Japan is forced to use a critical amount of resources to recuperate from this disaster, then one of the biggest consumer-economies of the world will be taken out of play, this will domino effect into all developed countries first as major loss of employment and Lehman-shock-like effects all over again.
There is a global economic infrastructure in place which is very fragile, and if all parts of it don't move in unison then it has adverse effects in places that are seemingly unrelated.
Conversely, simply giving money to most poor countries has in the past generally created dependencies, not progress.