On 05/26/2010 10:29 PM, mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Declan Murphy<declan_murphy@hotmail.com>  wrote:
>> On May 24, 12:57?am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
>>> The 2-Belo<the2b...@msd.bigremovethislobe.ne.jp>  wrote:
>>>> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
>>>> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>>>>>> Oh, I love not being able to participate in this thread.
>>>
>>>>> Well sure, but part of your taxes goes to financially support people
>>>>> who choose to breed.
>>>> I wonder if they'll really get around to implementing that -- this
>>>
>>> Uh, news flash; that's been the case since (at least) 1990. I went
>>> down to Mitaka's city hall to collect the money we got for having a
>>> daughter born in Japan.
> 
>> Do you remember perchance how much (roughly) the payment was? And was
>> it lump sum?, monthly?, weekly?
> 
> Lump sum, about Y400,000 (give or take Y100,000). Worth the walk in the rain.

Tokyo-to, Ota-ku ... JPY480,000 ... in cash.  One time.  And they also
reimbursed the JPY400,000 for the basic hospital stay fee upon
presentation of the checkout paperwork.  Of course, the family Human
Being _did_ handle the paperwork.  The Animal just followed along behind
and pushed the stroller.

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CL