Re: [tlug] (OT) The enigma of Japan (was: UNIX jobs on TLUG)

[JC Helary <brandelune@example.com>]

On jeudi 04 juin 09, at 23:02, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> But democratically elected governments can't do it, not without
> risking everying in the next election.


Investing in bullet train and electric cars ? In smart grid  
technology ? Solar electricity generation ?

In local food production instead of exports ? In stopping Monsanto and  
promote crops diversity ?

Those would bring huge changes in life styles and are things  
governements _only_ can do.

I can choose to grow my potatoes, but that will affect my life style  
and mine only. There is still a huge surplus of rice in Japan that  
bugs _everyone_ here.

Jean-Christophe Helary