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2005/06/22

Should JAPAN increase ODA?

テーマ：英語のお勉強日記(8447)

カテゴリ： Essay

Today I would like to consider if Japan should increase Official Development Assistance, ODA.

But Japanese ministry of foreign affair is eager to increase ODA, in targeting to accomplish a seat of permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
To the question, "Should we increase ODA?", I would answer "No" in following two reasons.

The first reason is that we have no money to spare for.
Japan's government bill at the end of FY2005 is estimated to be 538 trillion yen.
As for FY 2005, about 42% of the revenue and 22% of the annual expenditure are of government debt.
Applying this to households account, wages is \400,00 include bonus, \150,000 for loan payment, \390,000 for everyday expenditure, \130,000 allowance for old parents (allocation to local governments) and you are short for \280,000, which you have to lend it. Your amount of debt is \53,000,000.
I will declare personal bankruptcy in this situation.

But Japan is aging rapidly. Budget for social security is more and more increasing. And economic situation is not recovered yet.
There is no space for us to spend for donation.

The second reason is that the meaning of ODA is obscure.
After the World War 2, Japan has positioned the ODA to compensation to the damage caused by Japan through war. Thus we put the ODA priority on Asian countries.
But China, the major country for ODA, has developed rapidly, sending manned rocket to space, shedding out of developing countries. Further more, China's people do not recognize the ODA Japan paying with great effort, and mount a riot to Japanese embassy.
This make Japanese people doubt the meaning of ODA.

For conclusion, I would say that we don't have to increase ODA because we have no money to spare for and the meaning of ODA is obscure.

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