We should establish a society based on creative and healthy competition. This proposal has been highly evaluated by economic experts around the world. We are seeking a third way, different from the model taken by Anglo-American society, which stresses competition, and that taken by European society, which excessively emphasizes fairness. Of course, this third way must be equipped with safety nets. When we try to revitalize an industry, there will be victims who must be looked after under a system devised to help them.
Companies still tend to depend on the government for protection.
For example, the private sector is urging the government to work out economic stimulus packages. That's not true. We have asked for job creation measures. But we pay taxes, and the subsidies some companies receive originally derive from tax revenues. Originally, the panel was meant to be disbanded, but he decided not to do that because of unforeseen circumstances.