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- <text id=91TT0487>
- <title>
- Mar. 04, 1991: We're All In This Together
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Mar. 04, 1991 Into Kuwait!
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- GRAPEVINE, Page 17
- We're All in This Together
- </hdr><body>
- <p>By David Ellis/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
- </p>
- <p> Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu evidently believes in
- the concept of self-sacrifice. While briefing his Cabinet on
- how Japan would pay for its $9 billion contribution to the
- allied war effort, Kaifu outlined a list of revenue sources,
- including temporary taxes and budget cuts. Then Kaifu asked,
- in truly democratic fashion, for a show of hands in support of
- a 10% across-the-board pay cut for all Cabinet members. Up went
- every hand in the room. "In a situation like that," said a
- minister who was part of the unanimous vote, "you can't do
- anything but go along with the boss."
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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