The American Right and Anti-Intellectualism

[Mr Khan]

badgenome said:

Mr Khan said:

despite the fact that the Japanese tax bureau has more of an ability to suck funds straight out of your bank account than the IRS).

Guess that explains why they like cash so much!

Nah, that affinity is historical. You generally see it more in older Japanese (which given the aging of the population means you see it a good deal), from the time before instantaneous bank transfers. They also just seem to be a cash-happy society, despite how well-wired they are technologically. In no other country would i expect to put an equivalent to a 10,000 Yen bill into a vending machine and ever expect the machine to actually be able to give me change for that.