Regarding the Oct. 24 article "Aso gets riled when quizzed over swanky wining, dining": Isn't this how it goes? As long as the folks at the top have enough money to wine and dine in exclusive restaurants, why should they worry about "ordinary" people who have to check for special discounts and look for sales and bargains to survive the sluggish Japanese economy?
The gap between rich and poor is widening. The former middle class will disappear and those who still have more than enough money will become even richer. After almost 60 years of the same governing party, almost 60 years of no major changes, we have to pay the price.
klaus d. orth
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