The greed continues....

["prasad boddupalli" <bvssp@hotmail.com>]

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   Putting the chunk together lest it will be an effort to look for the
reply if I embed it.

  Coming back to our chronic disease, greed. The British oppression and
our
policies might have been a reason for the struggle for existence and
resulting greed. But what about the greed of the X-gen ? How can one
explain
the cribbing and whining of a software engineer (drawing fat salaries
disproportionate to his/her effort ), when an ordinary lecturer in a
college
brings home a fraction of what the so called S/W professional earns? Why

should he still groan and moan for being paid less ? Why should the rich
and
the upper-middle class continue to use the PDS system ? On top of that,
we
yearn for mai-baap sarkar ? What for ?
   May be human psychology can explan the above. I have not delved into
that. For me, the above, which is only a speck, represent in an inherent

rot. It's a legacy we are inheriting.
   We don't have our own versions of rockfellers and stanfords ??
Surprising
?? The tatas, birlas, goenkas, ambanis, wadias, singhanias, kedias,
khaitans....premzis.. Oh !! the list can go on.
That they propered in adverse conditions is a different matter. May the
environment in which they bloomed makes them shy of contributing in a
better
way.
   Checks and balances are successful in US because there is a rule of
law
and atleast a small section of people are vigilant and have a voice. The

same low key affair will not be enough in India, when people are
ignorant
and indifferent ( collectively, collectively because everyone sulks for
himself ). The reason we are caught in a vicious circle. To improve our
lot,
there is a need to educate and empower the people and standing in way of

that are precisely the conditions in which we are languishing. That's
why
all this hue and cry...

sincerely,
Prasad Boddupalli.



>From: vamsi@siliconcorp.com
>Reply-To: debate@indiapolicy.org
>To: debate@indiapolicy.org
>Subject: Re: Our greed knows no bounds.....
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:55:00 -0700 (PDT)
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>     To respond to the title "Our greed knows no bounds....": that is
why
>we
>need a system of checks and balances where the greed of any
entrepreneur is
>checked by competition which is possible under a capitalist/free-market

>system.  Such a model with "natural" checks and balances can benefit
the
>consumer and encourage our creative minds to express themselves fully -
a
>win-win prescription.  What checks and balances do you propose in your
>model?
>
>     More of my message is embedded below.
>
>prasad boddupalli wrote:
>
> >     But, the norm of our greed is to make money at the expense of
> > others.
>
>     How so?  Under the capitalist model you make money only if you
honor
>the
>wishes of your market!!
>
> > Our entreprenurial spirit, our greed, and our way of creating wealth
is
> > not
> > one of utilizing the available opportunities. It is one of looting
> > others.
>
>     You are almost there my friend.  Now, which institution of our
great
>land
>has driven the people to such desperation?  May I say it?  The Indian
>Government - the second British Raj!!  My point is this: are you
blaming
>the
>people of India for the way they are "forced" to earn their living or
are
>you
>able to see that there is a great oppressive institution that stands in
the
>way of their dignity??



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