RE:what abt super high taxes in india ???
by Pen on Aug 07, 2007 07:55 PM Permalink
For a mere million the politicians are making a loss of billions for the Indians. Look at worli sea link or any big project. Delay Delay n People will pay the cost of mounting cost.bcause of them we all are suffering. Until Transparent systems are not there we are doomed for creating the same mistakes again and again and again.
RE:what abt super high taxes in india ???
by Vitthal Nilwarn on Aug 07, 2007 07:02 PM Permalink
Girish,I strongly agreee to your opinion. Now,we have to act accordingly. We have to involve in the process. We shouldn't just say the same.
RE:what abt super high taxes in india ???
by Arun BR on Aug 07, 2007 07:21 PM Permalink
Hi Girish
Note that our politicians are paid very poorly!!
just think a person who has the power of changing the future of the nations just gets salary of 40,000 per month which is very poor he has to take decsions on where he has to sanction few thousands crores of money definitly greed always comes , moreover he has to move always with high profile people for that standard of living how will he be able to afford it. This is the root cause of problems every where.
Think of singapore why corruption is so less because goverenment servant work is valued a lot and they are paid appropriately based on the skill and talent.
RE:what abt super high taxes in india ???
by prashant sinha on Aug 07, 2007 09:11 PM Permalink
Its not just the salary that these politicians get. The annual cost incurred in having one MP runs into a minimum of Rs 1 crore. This includes the prime area posh bunglow, thousands of free telephone calls, 30 free air flights, equal or more number of first class rail tickets, security and list can just keep going on. Even at a Rs 40000/- per month salary, any regular human being can afford to buy a small two bedroom flat, a four wheeler, education for their kid while paying EMI's just like many of us. It's the choice that one needs to make over gree versus need.
RE:what abt super high taxes in india ???
by Abhay T on Aug 07, 2007 08:09 PM Permalink
Your comment about corruption is correct, but you can't kick economy by reducing taxes. The point is not about less or more tax either. Only few % of people in India pay tax. Most people are still poor and live under poverty line. Many businessmen and high earners don't pay tax priavtely arguing it only ends up in politician's pockets (similar to yours). So, finally the tax comes only from salaried people who don't have any choice. High % of tax is only a perception because we don't see development. This is only a small fraction of India's population. A part money indeed goes into corrupt politican's pocket and their expenses. But, most part of the money is also used for defence, other govt. expenses, development projects like dams, roads, education and research grants. It is simply not sufficient for a country of India's size and population. For this we need a strategy for a) creating new jobs. So more people can pay tax. b) Force high earning members to pay tax. If they don't pay tax they should named and shamed publicly ( not violently) and cancel their license of whatever profession they may have. c) Wisely use revenue in massive development projects.
Morality and corruption are always going to be an issue. You can't solve that in one night. But once more jobs are created and people's earnings start going up the corruption level will automatically come down. This social change requires at least 50-100 years, because of wide gaps in our culture.
