Japan: Tackle crisis with U.S. public money

[underpants]

Source: MSNBC

TOKYO - Likening the U.S. credit crisis to a broken bathtub draining water, Japan's financial services minister urged Washington on Wednesday to inject public money to fix the problem before it gets worse.

Sounding almost alarmist, Yoshimi Watanabe used unusually blunt language to warn that drastic action was needed to address the crisis that has battered global markets.

"If there is a big hole in the bottom of the tub, no matter how much hot water you keep adding, you will never have enough hot water," Watanabe said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Fixing the leak requires "an overall package, including monetary policy and public money," he said.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24269007

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Bathtubs! That's our speciality. Smirk." - Republicon Homelanders

[Sodbuster]

2. Japan sure has balls

telling us how to fix our economy. Our job is to tell other countries how to live their lives. Besides that, W said we are just in a slowdown and I believe him. After all he has been right on everything else.......

[underpants]

3. Weclome to DU

:hi:

Mmmmm NO DEAL

[Selatius]

5. Yeah, like he was right on the fucking WMD in Iraq. Next time you talk to a war vet ask him if...

he found the WMDs in Iraq.

Yeah, I thought so. Your faith is misplaced.

[madeline_con]

9. I think that post was sarcastic.

There was no faith.

[CountAllVotes]

6. Besides that, W said we are just in a slowdown and I believe him.

Been to the store or gas station lately? Prices will not be going down.

SLOWDOWN my ass! :mad:

:dem:

[rmgarrette64]

7. Judging from the responses,

I think we have some broken sarcasm detectors...

R. Garrett

[madeline_con]

10. Ya reckon? n/t

[UpInArms]

11. ...

[cliss]

8. Hi, Sodbuster

Great post! And welcome to the DU!!!:smoke:

Love the sarcasm.

[ensho]

4. kick

nt