Taxing consumers is not popular with voters. So much so that Japan, for example, has avoided the issue for almost two decades. But last week a consumption tax rise was passed by the lower house. In response, Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, resigned from the ruling bloc on Monday to form his own political group. Why so emotive?
向消费者征税不受选民欢迎，以至于日本近20年来一直回避这个问题。但在上周，日本众议院通过了上调消费税的议案。作为回应，日本民主党前领导人小泽一郎(Ichiro Ozawa)周一宣布退出执政党，另立新党。为何如此情绪化？
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