Political parties that rely on an aging constituency are not tempted to call for change. The sort of shaky short-term political coalitions that rule Japan nowadays prefer to buy time through so-called public stimulus, or to preserve inefficient companies with subsidies. Twenty years of such shortsighted policies, whatever the party in power, have fueled government debt, hindering private investment.
以老年选民为基础的政党并不热衷于任何变化。 目前统治日本的摇摇欲坠的短期政治联盟更愿意通过所谓公共刺激来赢得时间，或者用补贴养活那些效率低下的公司。 近20年来执政党派诸如此类的短视政策令政府债务激增，严重妨碍了相关的私人投资。