Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 5. Simple Trial Calculations when Enlarging the Tax Base. 2. The Structure of This Book -- 3. Things the Reader Should Be Aware of -- pt. I Budget Deficits Caused by Tax Cuts, and the Risk of Financial Collapse -- ch. One The Causes Of Japan's Government Debt -- 1. 400 Trillion Yen in Tax Revenue Lost due to Tax Cuts -- 2. Deficit-Covering Government Bonds and Government Debt -- 3. Debt-Servicing Costs Weigh Heavily on Annual Expenditure -- 4. Targeting Social Security Expenditure -- ch. Two The Consequences Of A Possible Financial Collapse -- 1. Bank of Japan's Exposure to Government Bonds and the Risk of Rate Increases -- 2. The Downgrading of Japanese Government Bonds and the Cheap Yen -- 3. Japan's Post-war Experience of Financial Collapse and Hyperinflation -- ch. Three The Theory Behind This Book: Economic Growth Through Wage Growth And Redistribution -- 1. The Decline in Economic Growth in Japan and Its Causes -- 2. Business Cycle and Japan's Stimulus Policies -- 3. What Did Active Fiscal Stimulus and Monetary Easing Bring? -- 4. Falling Wages and the Need to Strengthen Redistribution -- pt. II How Cuts to Public Services Affect People's Lives -- ch. Four Japan's Preference For `Small Government' -- 1. What Is Government? -- 2. `Smaller' Government than in the United States -- 3. Low Expenditure on Social Security and an Emphasis on Self-Help -- 4. The Choice between `Small Government' and `Big Government' -- 5. The Structure of Revenue and Expenditure in Japan -- ch. Five The Bottlenecks Caused By Cuts To The Public Service And Reductions In Social Security Expenditure -- 1. Cuts to the Public Service, Increases in the Number of Non-Regular Public Employees, and Reductions in the Social Security Expenditure -- 2. The Effect on Japanese Society of Having an Inadequately Staffed Public Service -- 3. Cuts to Social Security Expenditure and the Weakening of the Social Security System -- 4. Conclusion -- pt. III Increasing Income Tax as an Alternative Solution -- ch. Six Income Inequality Resulting From Tax Cuts -- 1. Can a Reduction in Income Inequality Bring about Economic Growth? -- 2. Small Redistribution Effect of Taxation and Social Security in Japan -- 3. Income Tax Cuts Favour High-Income Earners -- 4. Why the Redistribution Effect of Income Tax Has Been Lowered -- ch. Seven Enlarging The Tax Base To Ensure A Fair Tax And Social Security Burden -- 1. Restoring a Sense of Fairness -- 2. The Need for Personal ID Numbers -- 3. Enlarging the Tax Base through Curtailing or Abolishing Income Tax Concessions and Special Exemptions -- 4. Enlarging the Income Tax Base by Abolishing Tax-Exempt Income -- 5. Simple Trial Calculations when Enlarging the Tax Base.
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