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共産党とは

　〈問い〉日本共産党は「財界・大企業から一円も受け取っていない」と主張しています。収入はどうやって成り立っているのですか。　（神奈川・一読者）

〈答え〉日本共産党の収入は、党員が納める党費、党員、支持者からの個人献金、「しんぶん赤旗」をはじめとする機関紙誌などの事業収入で成り立っています。日本共産党の財政は国民にのみ依拠しています。

もともと政党は、主権者である国民にみずからの政策を広げて、国民の支持を得て議会に議席をしめ、活動するものです。その財政は、国民のなかでの活動をつうじてまかなうのが、本来の姿です。そうしてこそ、国民の多様な声を政治に反映できます。

こうした日本共産党の財政は、企業献金に固執する議論の誤りを、事実で示すものです。

政治献金は､｢選挙における投票の自由と表裏を成す」（１９９６年の最高裁判決）もので、主権者である国民にこそ認められた権利です。それは国民の重要な政治的活動であり、政党にたいする最大の支持表明です。政党は、国民から献金をうけようと思えば、国民の利益に反する政治はできなくなります。

しかし、企業は、主権者ではなく、企業の献金は、政治的活動などといって合理化できるものではありません。

企業は、利益を得ることを本来の目的にした営利団体です。企業が政治に金を出せば、それに見合う“見返り”を要求するのは当然です。企業献金は、企業が経済力にものをいわせ、政治に影響力を行使しようというものにほかなりません。

日本経団連は、法人税の減税の一方、社会保障の削減、消費税の増税を提起するなどの「政策」をかかげ、それに合致する政党に献金を促しています。企業に都合のいい政策を実行させるための献金は、政治買収そのものです。

財界が前面に躍りでて悪政を進めているとき、必要なのは財界に「モノがいえる」党です。財政を国民に依拠し、企業から一円ももらわない日本共産党こそ、その資格を備えている党であることは明らかです。（司)

参考：共産党HP

 

株主と共産党員に利益をもたらすということが記載してます。

 

籠の中の鳥か、足枷のついた鳥か。

同じ穴の狢である。目的は双方ある。

What is a corporation?

A corporation (kabushikigaisha) is a type of business structure established under the Japanese Companies Act.

Characteristics

Issuance of stocks: A corporation issues ownership rights divided into small units called shares. People who purchase shares (shareholders) become part of the company's owners.
Limited liability: Shareholders are only liable up to the amount of the shares they purchased. Even if the company goes bankrupt, shareholders' personal assets will not be taken any more.
Funding: By issuing stocks, funds can be raised from many investors.
Separation of management and ownership: Shareholders are the owners of the company, but they do not necessarily participate in management. Management is carried out by directors appointed by the shareholders.

Types

There are two types of corporations:

Public company: A company whose shares are listed on the stock exchange and can be freely bought and sold by an unspecified number of investors.
Private company: A company whose shares are not listed on the stock exchange and whose shareholders are only a specific few people.
Purpose of a corporation

The purpose of a corporation is defined in Article 1 of the Companies Act as "a for-profit incorporated association."

This means that a corporation is an organization whose purpose is to pursue profits. However, it is considered important to not only pursue profits, but also to contribute to society.

Specific objectives include the following:

Provide value to society through business activities
Create jobs and contribute to economic development
Enrich investors by returning profits to shareholders
Contribute to coexistence with local communities and realizing a sustainable society

Summary

Corporations are important players in economic activities and have a great impact on society. It is important to understand the purpose of corporations and correctly recognize their role.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Companies Act and related books.

What is the Communist Party?

Question: The Japanese Communist Party claims that it has not received a single yen from the business world or large corporations. How does it make money? (A reader from Kanagawa Prefecture)

Answer: The Japanese Communist Party's income comes from party dues paid by party members, personal donations from party members and supporters, and business income from its journals and magazines, including the Akahata newspaper. The finances of the JCP depend solely on the people.

Originally, political parties spread their policies to the people, who are the sovereign, and gain the support of the people to hold seats in parliament and carry out their activities. Their finances should be covered through activities among the people. Only in this way can the diverse voices of the people be reflected in politics.

The finances of the JCP, as described above, show the fallacy of arguments that insist on corporate donations.

Political donations are "the flip side of the freedom to vote in elections" (Supreme Court ruling in 1996), and are a right recognized only by the people, who are the sovereign. They are an important political activity of the people, and the greatest expression of support for political parties. If political parties want to receive donations from the people, they will not be able to carry out politics that go against the interests of the people.

However, companies are not sovereign, and corporate donations cannot be rationalized as political activities.

Companies are profit-making organizations whose original purpose is to make profits. If a company gives money to politics, it is natural that they demand something in return. Corporate donations are nothing more than a way for companies to use their economic power to exert influence on politics.

The Japan Business Federation has put forward "policies" such as reducing corporate taxes, cutting social security, and proposing an increase in the consumption tax, and encourages donations to political parties that fit these policies. Donations to implement policies that are convenient for companies are political bribery in themselves.

When the business world jumps to the forefront and pushes forward with bad government, what is needed is a party that can "speak its mind" to the business world. It is clear that the Japanese Communist Party, which relies on the people for finances and does not take a single yen from companies, is the party that is qualified to do so. (Tsukasa)

Reference: Communist Party website

It is written that the party will bring benefits to shareholders and Communist Party members.

A bird in a cage or a bird in shackles?

They are birds of a feather. Both have their own goals.