Tell me frankly where is all this money going, Mr. Finance Minister.
On the one hand price of every food item has gone up, and on the other hand, the lot of farmers is not improving. If farmers are producing and selling, there is a procurement agency and procurement price declared, why is the increased prices not going to farmers? Farmers are still dying of squalor. And what has global inflation to do with price rise within the country. At least we are not importing all food grains from the US or Europe. We may agree such thing for Petro prices but not basic food items. And if the inflation is so high in the entire world, there would already have been a great panic by now. How come entire world is able to fact such thing when we India are finding it so difficult. It think a good portion of thie hoarded prices is going to party funds of our great ruling party.
Remember the old saying - too many cooks spoil the broth; we have to economists in top - our PM and FM. Perhaps they are spoiling everything. Shame on such governance. Why can't they step down if they cannot run the show properly?
RE:Price rise
by Angelina Vast on Apr 23, 2008 07:06 PM Permalink
Firstly we have already made the size of our dreams according to our pockets, and now don't even dream. Who on earth said you have to pay to dream!! wake up guys don't you understand there are opportunities knocking ur door, all u need is a little effort to reach the stars not just sit and moan over inflation etc.. 97% of the people in this world fall into what we call the negative zone. I do not mean that these people are in debt or are defaulters. But these are the people who have some sort of loan around their necks and whose lives revolve around their EMIs.
2.9% fall into the neutral zone, like our fathers and grandfathers who lived more or less on what they earned. Sadly, this category includes beggars and others below the poverty line. When it comes to beggars, at least their families will not have to deal with outstanding loans when they pass away.
0.1% fall into the positive zone, the movers and shakers of this world, whose income far exceeds their expenses and who in fact control 96% of the money in the world.
Wouldn%u2019t you agree that our working lives are spent in the never-ending struggle of trying to move from the 97% to the 0.1%? wake up !! wake up ! don't let inflation hit u so hard that you don't have any chances left. life gives u just one golden chance. GRAB IT NOW !! stop playing the blame game and stop fooling urselves, god gave u brains use them to generate more income than blaming others. Making this world a better place starts with u
Practice Yoga and learn to do pranayama. Consume as much air as possible, even if it be polluted - till it kills either your apetite or you.
Lead ascetic life. Cut short all extras like pulse, oil, ghee, masala, etc. Then you will not need rice / wheet either!
Wait till some commit suicides. Our government will come with statistics saying this is suicide and not death of squalor. After some more months, they will give you loans. Do not hurry to repay. Just before election they will any way waive the loans, that is, if you manage to survive till then.
Whenever you feel hungry, keep saying, this is some universal phenomenon. We have no magic wand to satiate this hunger. Let us wait till the matter settles down globally.
Keep buying Color TVs, Cell Phones, gadgets, all that come cheaper than food material. You will forget hunger while enjoying your technological marvels and your ability to afford it.
Remember, long ago our Lal Bahadur Sastriji suggested one day fasting in a month to support our army during wars. Now let us eat only one day in a month to support ourselves.
If you still have difficulties keep reading message board in Rediffmail.com and emailing some nonsense like this.
The tragedy of our country is that here Political Parties are only interested in toppling ruling Govt. whichever it is by resorting to hoarding and Black Marketing through businessmen. Hence INFLATION and PRICE RISE.
High inflation rate directly proportional to elections.
These vulturous politians increase the price of everything to fill their party lockers, so that they get the required money to spend on election campaigns. Post elections all the prices will come down, coz politians have to prove that what they said during campaign was not all crap.
RE:High inflation rate directly proportional to elections
by boyabouttown on Apr 17, 2008 04:29 PM Permalink
Good point. I'll include this in my diary.
The quantity of food is important, but more important is to get good nutrition from food that we consume and money can be saved at the same time by making good choices. Eating more fresh and local fruit and veg, this is cheaper and has nutrition. Reduce cooking time to have the vegetables slightly crunchy than to over-cook (so saving fuel bill). Reduce use of cooking oil. Wear locally produced clothing rather than imported, this saves money but also helps local jobs. Drink fresh coconut water, instead of fizzy drinks.
We have been coping with price rise since ages. I do not understand the noise created by the media. There was a time when inflation was at 16% and rates of interest 15% in Post Ofice savings schemes like Vikas Patra. Development will always bring inflation. If it was not an election year no one would have cared. We will get used to the prices as we got used to the rise in petrol prices from one rupee a litre to over fifty now. More cars are driven now than earlier. Let us stop shouting and get on with our normal lives.
Price always has one way, upwards only for all items except white goods and seasonal vegetables and fruits. Avoid calling people for dinner, lunch etc, unless absolutely necessary. And parties of any kind a strict no no. Everyone will grumble for some time about inflation and finally settle down. This has been happening and will continue in future. So just grin and bear it. May be we are not alone and it is worldwide!
Rate of inflation and food prices are glaringly disproportionate and at the same time farmer is not benefited. Steps to be taken immediately. 1. Fix support price to every crop and also fix maximum retail price, so farmers and consumers are benefited and middlemen exploitation can be curbed.Businessmen/traders may price their industrial products on opportunity price but certainly one can not exploit on food items where poor and middle class spends more than 80% of their earnings on food. 2. By fixing mrp on food grains, middlemen automatically optimises transport cost to fit into MRP. 3. Apna Mandis/Ryot Bazars which were successful in AP and punjab should be reorganised and be encouraged in all states. 4. Politicians should learn statesmanship and stand on principles whether they win or lose and not practice manipulative, hypocratic,oneupmanship politics. 5.Community development programs initiated by Nehru were totally neglected over the years. Earlier the chair used to go to the people and now people go to the chair.
RE:Inflation and food prices
by Shyam on Apr 15, 2008 11:55 AM Permalink
Don't praise the rythu bazaars of AP this time. Now it is full of dalals. It is not rythu bazar but only dalal (broker) bazar these days. The prices are not cheaper here either.
No I can't beat the price rise in anyway. But it definately reduces the price of Houses and shares .On daily basis fruits ,vegitable ,oil and pulses have touched minimun 50% increase.Sunflower oil i bought at 110 now. 5 months back i used to get it for rs 70.So we can only think for lond term .In short term our pockets will bear the burnt.
