MurkhAnand Now listen to real facts: 1. America in the year 2005-06 provided a subsidy of 372.14 billion dollars plus farmers were free to selll their produce in open market and the prices were determined by market. In india Farmers recieved 700million dollars in subsidy and the government fixed the rates of their produce. The prices of food grains are fixed low so that the poor people can afford to eat but this takes away the hard earned wealth from farmers. In reality government saves huge amount of money by keeping the prices of food down and hence reduce the subsidy to poor people for food. 2. In america every cow recieves a subsidy of 4.2 dollars every day where as their is no such thing in India. 3. Logically a farmer produces food similar to a factory owner producing goods. So a farmer must have freedom to sell his produce whereever he wants and at what ever price he wants (or determined by market) but government doesnot allow farmers to export their produce so as to keep the supply in India artificially high and the prices down. 3. Last year govt thought of opening the agriculture market and in 6 months the food prices almost doubled (What do you think is driving inflation when oil prices have come down) Government immidiately backtracked. 4. You can get a car loan for 0% but if a farmer wants to buy a tractor he has to pay 14% interest. IS IT NOT EXPLOITATION? 5. The land is private property of Farmer hence it is his wish whether he wants to sell it or not. Govt cannot force it according to law but what is government doing in Nandigram and singur? 6. Land has not only been considered as property it is culturally been considered equivalent to mother. So if someone doesnot want to sell his land even at higher price MUST NOT BE FORCED. Or will you sell your MOTHER IF I PAY YOU 1 MILLION DOLLARS? So clear your knowledge before claiming that your facts are correct. Jaihind
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by hello on Mar 15, 2007 09:17 PM Permalink
But is it true or false, 1% of agri population produces 99% of people needs in america.
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by Mahesh Kulharia on Mar 15, 2007 09:22 PM Permalink
It is not only 1% population but also huge amount of resources. Population alone doesnot produce. Machines (and that means investments) in addition to water and lands (which they have more than India) are much more important. On one side you have 1000 well equipped soldiers and on the other hand you have 100000 hungry, danda weilding, sick men Tell me who will win?
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by Mahesh Kulharia on Mar 15, 2007 09:46 PM Permalink
1. Controlling all resources by killing all locals. 2. having very less population and hence huge resource abundance. 3. Following correct foreign policies that eliminated all external threats so that industrial development was safe and secure. 4. Controlling the world oil and thus driving their own progress. 5. Inviting and capturing worldclass brain from all over the world and paying them peanuts for slave labour in cutting edge technologies.
Now India is not america and cannot become one for the following reasons (infact we shall become better that them):
1. India unlike america had faced extreme form of exploitative colonialism for 200years. 2. We have faced 1 war in every 15years (on an average) on Indian soil. 3. Government policies are destructive for productive in terms reservations and minority appeasement. 4. We have innumerable centrifugal insurgencies which America doenot face. 5. Indian brain regularly leaves India.
What is the way out?
1. Ofcourse development of industries and (their is no opposition for that). BUT THE QUESTION IS WHERE AND HOW: India has vast tracts of nonarable land which is not suitable for agriculture and should be utilised for industries. Infact in Kolkata itself land occupied by numberous mills (which were closed by the union activity of communists) should be the first regions to be used. 2. Reforms in agriculture: Reduce the interest rates, open market, let the farmer put a price for his produce on cost plus profit basis, then eliminate AGRICULTURE SUBSIDY. 3. Spread education and spend more on roads, Health sector. All governments have neglected health. 4. Reorganise POLICE and invest more in equipping them to make life and property of common citizen safe. 5. Reform POLITICS by eliminating chances of SHAHBUDDIN like people (law breakers) becoming law makers. 6. Remove reservation on caste basis and PROVIDE RESERVATION ONLY FOR POORS.
And when this happens you will see that India will become much better than America. We do not need to control somebody's oil like america to become rich. Jaihind
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by chaitanya kumar on Mar 15, 2007 09:29 PM Permalink
India has the largest arable land in the world. Don't count the desert landscapes of USA or China as arable land of India.
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by Mahesh Kulharia on Mar 15, 2007 09:49 PM Permalink
My dear chaitanya: Green zone doesnot mean that the land is being used for agriculture. It means that the area recieves specific amount of natural water. MOre over Land and people cannot do anything UNLESS YOU INVEST MONEY. and that means REDUCING THE INTEREST RATE FOR FARMING LOANS. Please refrain from making useless arguments.
