If you have been reading the news lately then you would know what I am trying to say. For those who were busy for some reason then it's alright, you don't need to worry about a thing, I'll tell you everything here with a little bit of piece of my mind ;).
So the government has decided to be generous to us and is offering a new food bill. This bill will serve 70% of our population and will apparently cost us $23 Billion per year. It was supposed to be debated upon by the opposition in the coming monsoon session but apparently it has already been unanimously approved by consensus without the bill being The government is aiming to bring this bill into action before year end. You know wherever I hear words like 'government', 'generous', 'new scheme', 'public welfare', all in a single sentence then all I understand is 'the government has succeeded in covering its last scam and has came up with a new way to eat up the tax payers money through there ponzi schemes'. There are few things that you need to notice here. The timing, the reason, the effect on general people, the schematics, and the aftermath.
The timing of this bill is very conveniently placed, right when the election is just around the corner. Looks like Sonia Gandhi is thinking of giving food to the hungry and win another term of election. This food scheme is prevalent since the inception of modern politics, give the poor people food, a bottle of cheap alcohol and they'll vote in your favour. But this is a super advance era of the bold and politics is the place for the boldest (baddest). So instead of being discreet, now they are being all legal in giving food to the poor. How much of that food the people will actually get is a different story altogether. But according to me the politicians are the poorest of the poor and hence all the more hungrier.
This bill has multifaceted reasons. That's right, like you and me the government doesn't believe in killing just 2 birds from one stone, they'll bring the whole flock down. Firstly it will help project a "concerned-for-the-poor-people" image. Secondly it will help clean the scam-stained garb of the government, at least in the minds of the uneducated or ignorants. Thirdly, it will project a good image of the Sonia-Gandhi-lead Congress in the international market, with a hope to invite more FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in India. Fourthly Sonia Gandhi would say that "This is the brrrain-child of Rrrahul, he carrres for the common people". Finally after the elections, it will lay ground for another fodder scam, just like it happened few years back in Bihar by the then CM Laalu Prasad Yadav.
If you are one of the supporters of our honest government or just another simple-and-ignorant citizen, thinking this policy isn't meant for you as you are rich. Then I am sorry to break it to you, you are a fool. It might not affect you directly but indirectly it will affect all of us. As according to our finance minister Mr. Palaniappan Chidambaram (P. Chidambaram, I guess you didn't even knew that :P), there is already a 5% fiscal deficit in the 2012-13 financial year. This means that there is more expenditure and less income of just 5%. Think of it this way, you wanna buy something worth ₹105 and you've just ₹100 in your pocket so either you'll borrow it from someone or just pay that money later with an interest. Now multiply that ₹5 by billions and you'll get somewhere close to our fiscal deficit. Now to cover that difference, the government will borrow some from world bank and the rest will be laid upon us in form of higher taxes, higher EMIs which will in-turn lead to inflation.
Now if you were just stuck to the first paragraph and think that I am just against our government then let me bring some more numbers to your attention. According to a survey by BBC, apparently just 40% of any scheme reaches the common man in India. But we all know the number is much lower ;). Also if you are living in India or being reading about it for sometime then I needn't remind how many scams were unfolded during this term of our trustful, wise, just, and honest government.
I also wanna say that I am not against this bill, coz if it's utilized properly for the people who actually need it then it can help feed millions of hungry people, what more can one ask for. But we all know that ain't gonna happen. I also wanna point out that I am not against any political party, I am just against corrupt politicians. I am also not a supporter of Narendra Modi but would wanna say that people point fingers at him saying he's responsible for the riots in Gujarat, but he's also the one that has single-handedly made Gujarat a heaven for FDIs and Indian industrialists. And come to think of it, we know politics is a dirt hole and nobody is a saint there but what we need now is a person who is capable enough to get down in that hole, get his/her hands dirty and work in it. Even though Modi may not be a saint but, according to me, he has the guts to make the opposition shit in their pants. And somewhere in him, he has what India needs to progress in such rough tides. What do you think?
Also if these kind of efforts have been made for "The Lok Pal Bill" then things would have been a lot better and totally different. But you and I know that ain't gonna happen and all of us (including me) would do nothing about it. Maybe we'll organize a fasting session (looks more like a detoxification session to me), or do a candle march, or run our mouth on the idiot box, or maybe write a post about it (the mildest way to protest). And what are you waiting for, write a comment and show your protest.
So the government has decided to be generous to us and is offering a new food bill. This bill will serve 70% of our population and will apparently cost us $23 Billion per year. It was supposed to be debated upon by the opposition in the coming monsoon session but apparently it has already been unanimously approved by consensus without the bill being The government is aiming to bring this bill into action before year end. You know wherever I hear words like 'government', 'generous', 'new scheme', 'public welfare', all in a single sentence then all I understand is 'the government has succeeded in covering its last scam and has came up with a new way to eat up the tax payers money through there ponzi schemes'. There are few things that you need to notice here. The timing, the reason, the effect on general people, the schematics, and the aftermath.
The timing of this bill is very conveniently placed, right when the election is just around the corner. Looks like Sonia Gandhi is thinking of giving food to the hungry and win another term of election. This food scheme is prevalent since the inception of modern politics, give the poor people food, a bottle of cheap alcohol and they'll vote in your favour. But this is a super advance era of the bold and politics is the place for the boldest (baddest). So instead of being discreet, now they are being all legal in giving food to the poor. How much of that food the people will actually get is a different story altogether. But according to me the politicians are the poorest of the poor and hence all the more hungrier.
This bill has multifaceted reasons. That's right, like you and me the government doesn't believe in killing just 2 birds from one stone, they'll bring the whole flock down. Firstly it will help project a "concerned-for-the-poor-people" image. Secondly it will help clean the scam-stained garb of the government, at least in the minds of the uneducated or ignorants. Thirdly, it will project a good image of the Sonia-Gandhi-lead Congress in the international market, with a hope to invite more FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in India. Fourthly Sonia Gandhi would say that "This is the brrrain-child of Rrrahul, he carrres for the common people". Finally after the elections, it will lay ground for another fodder scam, just like it happened few years back in Bihar by the then CM Laalu Prasad Yadav.
If you are one of the supporters of our honest government or just another simple-and-ignorant citizen, thinking this policy isn't meant for you as you are rich. Then I am sorry to break it to you, you are a fool. It might not affect you directly but indirectly it will affect all of us. As according to our finance minister Mr. Palaniappan Chidambaram (P. Chidambaram, I guess you didn't even knew that :P), there is already a 5% fiscal deficit in the 2012-13 financial year. This means that there is more expenditure and less income of just 5%. Think of it this way, you wanna buy something worth ₹105 and you've just ₹100 in your pocket so either you'll borrow it from someone or just pay that money later with an interest. Now multiply that ₹5 by billions and you'll get somewhere close to our fiscal deficit. Now to cover that difference, the government will borrow some from world bank and the rest will be laid upon us in form of higher taxes, higher EMIs which will in-turn lead to inflation.
Now if you were just stuck to the first paragraph and think that I am just against our government then let me bring some more numbers to your attention. According to a survey by BBC, apparently just 40% of any scheme reaches the common man in India. But we all know the number is much lower ;). Also if you are living in India or being reading about it for sometime then I needn't remind how many scams were unfolded during this term of our trustful, wise, just, and honest government.
I also wanna say that I am not against this bill, coz if it's utilized properly for the people who actually need it then it can help feed millions of hungry people, what more can one ask for. But we all know that ain't gonna happen. I also wanna point out that I am not against any political party, I am just against corrupt politicians. I am also not a supporter of Narendra Modi but would wanna say that people point fingers at him saying he's responsible for the riots in Gujarat, but he's also the one that has single-handedly made Gujarat a heaven for FDIs and Indian industrialists. And come to think of it, we know politics is a dirt hole and nobody is a saint there but what we need now is a person who is capable enough to get down in that hole, get his/her hands dirty and work in it. Even though Modi may not be a saint but, according to me, he has the guts to make the opposition shit in their pants. And somewhere in him, he has what India needs to progress in such rough tides. What do you think?
Also if these kind of efforts have been made for "The Lok Pal Bill" then things would have been a lot better and totally different. But you and I know that ain't gonna happen and all of us (including me) would do nothing about it. Maybe we'll organize a fasting session (looks more like a detoxification session to me), or do a candle march, or run our mouth on the idiot box, or maybe write a post about it (the mildest way to protest). And what are you waiting for, write a comment and show your protest.
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