次の二つのニュース記事を読んで、少し暗い気持ちになってしまいました。
政府は２１日、２０２１年度予算案を閣議決定した。新型コロナウイルスの感染症対策に備える予備費５兆円を積むなどし、一般会計の総額は１０６兆６０９７億円となった。国の借金に当たる国債の新規発行額は約４３兆６０００億円に膨らむ。
一般会計の総額は９年連続で過去最大を更新。前年度当初より約４兆円膨らみ、３年連続で１００兆円を超えた。予備費の大幅積み増しに加え、社会保障費が過去最大を更新したほか、防衛費も９年連続で増えた。
財源となる税収は、新型コロナによる企業業績の低迷を織り込み、１１年ぶりの減収見込み。国の借金に当たる国債の新規発行額は、前年度当初比で１１年ぶりに増加。借金はさらに増え将来世代の負担が増す。
2020年の雇用情勢は大幅に悪化した。厚生労働省が29日発表した20年平均の有効求人倍率は1.18倍で前年比0.42ポイント低下した。下げ幅はオイルショックの影響があった1975年以来45年ぶりの大きさだ。総務省が同日発表した労働力調査によると20年平均の休業者数は過去最大となった。完全失業率は2.8%で11年ぶりに悪化した。
更に、Newspick で、元マイクロソフト社長の成毛眞さんの、”2040 未来からの提言”の動画を見たのですが、これからの20年で、南海トラフ地震や富士山噴火などの天災が起こる可能性が非常に高いと紹介されていました。ちなみに、地震と連鎖で噴火が起こった場合、その経済的損失は、200兆円以上になるという試算がされているそうです。国家予算の二倍近い数字になる訳ですね。
ということで、暗いニュースばかりを取り上げてしまいましたが、重要なのは、厳しい現実から目を背けないで、それでも幸せに生きていくための努力をすることが大切なのかなと思いました。
究極的には、もしも自分の余命が一年だとか、期間が決まっていて、それを事前に知らされていたら、自分はどういう生き方をしたいのだろうかということを問いかけて、実行できることを粛々とやっていくことが重要なのではないでしょうか。
(English)
I felt a little gloomy when I read the following two news articles.
On the 21st, the government approved the budget plan for fiscal year 2021. The total amount of the general account is 106.6097 trillion yen, including a reserve fund of 5 trillion yen to prepare for countermeasures against the new coronavirus infection. The amount of newly issued government bonds, which is the national debt, will swell to about 43.6 trillion yen.
This is the ninth consecutive year that the total amount of the general account has reached a record high. The total amount of the general account increased by about 4 trillion yen from the beginning of the previous fiscal year, and exceeded 100 trillion yen for the third consecutive year. In addition to a large increase in reserve funds, social security spending reached a new record high, and defense spending also increased for the ninth consecutive year. Tax revenue, which is the source of funding, is expected to decline for the first time in 11 years, factoring in the slump in corporate earnings due to the new corona. The amount of newly issued government bonds, which is the national debt, is expected to increase for the first time in 11 years compared to the beginning of the previous fiscal year. The debt will increase further and the burden on future generations will increase.
The employment situation in 2020 has worsened significantly. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced on April 29th that the average effective job offer ratio for 2020 is 1.18 times, down 0.42 points from the previous year. This is the largest drop in 45 years since 1975, when the oil crisis hit. According to the Labor Force Survey released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the same day, the average number of people out of work for 20 years was the largest in history. The unemployment rate worsened to 2.8% for the first time in 11 years.
Furthermore, I saw a video on Newspick titled “2040: Suggestions from the Future” by Mr. Makoto Naruke, the former president of Microsoft, and he introduced the possibility of natural disasters such as the Nankai Trough earthquake and the eruption of Mt. Fuji eruption.
Fuji eruption in the next 20 years. Incidentally, it has been estimated that the economic loss from the earthquake and eruption would be more than 200 trillion yen. That’s almost double the national budget.
So, I have covered only the gloomy news, but I think the important thing is not to turn away from the harsh reality, but to make an effort to live a happy life.
Ultimately, I think it is important to ask ourselves what kind of life we would want to live if we were informed in advance that we had only one year to live, or some other fixed period of time, and to do what we can do solemnly.
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