Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Has A Modest Proposal For The Elderly: "Hurry Up And Die"
Everyone knows that Japan, whose population is now at the oldest average age it has ever been in its history, sold more adult than baby diapers for the first time in 2012, and is "older" than any nation in the world, has a "demographic problem." What few may know, however, is that it also has a secret plan to fix said "demographic problem" - a solution that would make Hitler, Goebbels and Stalin proud. Earlier today, Taro Aso, 72 years young, and the deputy PM of the man set to unleash Abenomics on Japan (for the second time, only this time it will be different), suggested that the elderly in Japan should just "hurry up and die" because "You cannot sleep well when you think it's all paid by the government."
Uhhhmmm....
Remember that this is the nation that the US is set to imitate at all costs: in everything from the rising debt/GDP, to the interest as a % of revenue, to the demographic distribution of the population, to the absolute collapse in its export base, to, well, everything. And, perhaps, one day to the treatment of the elderly. Because unlike the US, Japan does not have an insolvent Social Security Fund and underfunded liabilities that amount to about 10 times its GDP. Ironically, in the perspective of benefits promised to its society, Japan is in a better place than even the US. But why worry about that now: there is an inauguration going on, and everyone is discussing what the FLOTUS is wearing.
But back to outspoken Aso. From the SCMP:
The 72-year-old Aso, who has a reputation for speaking insensitively, was addressing a meeting on social security issues on the burden imposed by prolonging patients' lives with treatment.
Describing patients with serious illnesses as "tube persons", Aso said they should be allowed to die quickly if they wanted to, Kyodo News reported.
"Heaven forbid I should be kept alive if I want to die. You cannot sleep well when you think it's all paid by the government. This won't be solved unless you let them hurry up and die."
He later retracted some of his remarks and admitted it had been inappropriate to make such comments in public. They were his personal opinion, not government policy, he said.
Aso became something of a figure of fun during his brief stint as prime minister in 2009, during which he told a group of university students that young people should not get married because they are too poor and, because they don't earn much money, they are not worthy of respect from a life partner.
That insight was followed by a declaration that followers of the world's religions should learn from Japan's work ethic.
"Our values in Japan regard work as important. To work is good. That is a completely different way of thinking to the Old Testament. We should share that philosophy with other nations."
Aso has a reputation for not always thinking through his public comments. He had offended doctors by saying many of them "lack common sense"; the Democratic Party of Japan for comparing it with the Nazi Party; people with Alzheimer's disease and also China, which he described as "a significant threat".
And these are the - somewhat aged to be perfectly blunt here as well - people on which the western capital markets have staked their hopes for a return to prosperity and monetary utopia? Just when does the world admit to itself it has a peak desperation problem?
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Many, MANY elderly + horrifically low birth rate (as 1/3 of the Japanese People will suffer serious sexual reproductive issues or sterility as a result of Fukushima Daiichi - look at proximity of Fukushima Daiichi fallout to Tokyo) = absolute demographic, financial catastrophe in Japan (which is already one of the most indebted "sovereigns" on earth, now with an even more batshit crazy ruling political party and a bona fide-approved-by-Krugman head central wankin' fractional reserve banker).
Its every politicians dream....."To Serve Man"
He's merely speaking the true (feelings of those in power).
Why else we are called muppets?
That asshole ripped off Alan Grayson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usmvYOPfco
Kill yourself, for the good of the State, as a civic duty. If your too selfish to do it yourself, then the State might have to do it for you. A nice comfortable painless ceremony, amoung loved ones. Knew that one was coming..
Just identify and take your ride on carousel and renew again and again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSUAAKFLoL0
Remember that this is the nation that the US is set to imitate at all costs:
Excuse me..... sorry. The Japs are copy cats on this one. That's the Obamacare Final Solution, which doesn't even ask for volunteers, it assigns death to the unwanted via the death panels.
Obamacare = Denial of Care
Adios Muddafokers
So rice, fishes, and what naught...
This calls for desperate measures !
But radiation is in everything. And I mean everything, including soylent green, no?
Death knell.
Worldwide, man made pandemic targeted at the over 60 age group? These sick fucks will do their best to develop something like this given their track record. Some sort of "over 60" special flu shot that everyone needs to get.... What better way to solve a demographic problem?
The world is ran by people who are, if not over, rapidly approaching 60. I doubt they would off themselves.
Best thing that could ever happen to ya. If you are counting on an allopathic healing modality, you are fucked from the start.
Good luck with the cut, burn, and poison crew.
The world is ran by people who are, if not over, rapidly approaching 60.
...And that is because they know grammar and syntax.
No, but an examination of both history and the present illuminates the fact, they don't extend the same concern to those who are "less important" than they are...
If all the people worried about population growth would lead by example and off themselves...Problem solved!
All those bastards are really talking about is killing off less desireable parts of the population for profit and to save the fiat.
China to Japan: just drop dead already.
And while you're at it, tube people, why not do double duty as a solid contributing citizen and take at least one aging politician/banker with you. Japanese people are sooooo good with knives. Clear the decks. Banzai - or, actually, don't banzai.
It's pronounced, "soyrent gleen".
Bitchez.
Tojo Briden
The Japanese have had horrendously low birth rates for a couple generations now. Demographic implosion is coming. Bitchez!!
I'll have my men with right-sized freedom fries!
For all of the nasty porn that comes out of that place, they seemingly can't procreate worth a damn.
The hole they put it in is the problem.
They can't tell which hole to put it in. It's all pixeled out!!
That's your slant on it then.
It stems from a deeply-rooted sexual inferiority complex.
Keep making messes and missin' the target!
TiS,
You're on fire today!
DavidC
They're all dead anyway. Whatever.
Death Panels, Bitchez!
Death to Death Panel advocates!
You morons know that you behave like complete lunatics with that death panel BS?
All you need is a tune from Glen Miller and a video of cops beating hippies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doMhJE1GN4
Japan has embraced the Culture of Death. When was the last time something vital or interesting came out of Japan? 20 years ago?
December 1941?
August 1945?
Hey, be fair. The Walkman was pretty fucken awesome. What was that, 1982? And the 1989 Honda Accord was the shiznit.
And those GS Yuasa batteries are lighting up the sky.
Considering Bushido is all about embracing death, they have kind of had that going for them for at least a few centuries.
I know more than a few people who wish the boomers would just die right here in the good ol' USA.
Soooo...
Are you hoping to die young?
I mean, we certainly wouldn't want you to be any kind of a burden in your auld age either, right?
A trillion in Student Debt, much in arrears, and the key demographic that elected our $5 trillion (so far) Spendthrift-in-Chief and champion of bank-bailing Tim Geithner as SecTreas and Ben Bernanke as a second term Fed Chief tells me the youth of America are more than carrying their load.
Show us the way to Valhalla, young fella! We're right behind you.
Just tell them to keep making those SS contributions, I only have 18 months to go before I can start spending them.
They can't die yet, we still owe them.
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The world has a wonderful lube
It comes by the barrel or tube
Some new printed bucks
From Psychotic fucks
With theories conceived by a boob
The Limerick King
You'd better lube, or you'll Taro (hole in your) Aso.
So funny! I laughed, I cried, I bought precious metals just before a boating accident.
Where is the Japanese Cicero when they need him so badly?
You mean Mishima?
Traditional Seppuku for the shame for what his country had become.
Keynesian eugenics...Seppuku style.
If their demise is sped up , shouldn't they all take a few with them.
Kamakazi grandmothers?