Doling out money stupid idea: Japanese
China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-04 07:48
Cash back from the government?
Stupid, wasteful and ineffective - and a shameless attempt to woo voters, many Japanese say.
Prime Minister Taro Aso is touting a one-time cash handout of 12,000 yen (about $120) per person, as the centerpiece of a stimulus package to revive the world's second-largest economy, mired in one of its worst slumps since World War II.
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