What Japan has sorely needed of late is more adaptability outside of the factory, in its capital markets, labor force and distribution.

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Higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, abstracting from issues of equity and fairness, reduce real economic growth, cause weaker consumption and decreases in business capital spending, reduce employment, and labor force growth, and help bring about less potential output.

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