tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post7090834196077856475..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taiwan's legislature stirs from its torpor, slashes budget, and other linksMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-53477787167116568442013-01-18T13:24:46.506+08:002013-01-18T13:24:46.506+08:00"Yes, just what we need in the current era of..."Yes, just what we need in the current era of stagnating economic growth: austerity in the form of slashed budgets."<br /><br />The money that was cut was largely ridiculous things like "bonuses" paid to retired government employees, teachers, and soldiers. I mean, it's unbelievable--why would you get a bonus for not working?<br /><br />If you want to provide stimulus, then provide stimulus. Don't sit around and make waisheng dominated slices of society marginally wealthier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com