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Shall we christen this ‘supply side’?

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While this may indicate progress, something in the back of my head is screaming, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Even at the 1.78 million yen level, which as you point out is unlikely to fly, the system seems too complicated. The politicians and bureaucrats probably still need to work out the threshold for an employer's obligation to pay social security. At least I hope that this time the two numbers are the same.

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> that would cost the national and local governments an estimated ¥7-8 million

You meant trillion, right?

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thanks. I'll correct

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