Re: Two questions to IPI members

[Abhijeet Pradhan <perdi420@yahoo.com>]

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Umesh,

I am all for black money.  Anyone who has run a small business in India is
all for black money.  India penalises success in every way.  From the lowly
chaprasi in the government office who begs the successful businessman "Saab,
aap itna paisa banate hai, kuch hamara bhi chai-paani ka intezaam karo", to
the local goonda with political connections who threatens "Kyare madarchod,
janta ka itna paisa kamaya, aur janta ki seva ke liye nahin dega".  The
small businessmen have learned that it is best to show a loss on the books
the hard way, because every small successful business is the target of
corrupt IT officials, who harass even honest businesses until the owner
bribes them away.  It is very easy for u to sit and sermonize, but the black
money symbolizes the real economy.  Look at what rent-control has done to
real estate in Bombay.  It is the most corrupt, criminalized business in
India today.  Rent control artificially decreased prices resulting in a
tremendous balck market.  Everyone sells and buys in black: white 60:40.
Its the official ratio.  You should be glad that at least the black economy
thrives, cos that is what keeps India and its economy afloat...  Black money
is nothing but what each businessman thinks he deserves of the wealth he has
created (yes, wealth is created!!), which he loves because it is his hard
work, and which he refuses to part with to your everyday parasites...

AP



--- Chetna & Umesh Tiwari <chetna.umesh@usa.net> wrote:
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> I agree 100%. This is the basic flaw in the thinking of those who wish to
> solve every problem of public ethics or morality and the sense of public
> duty
> by doling out money.
>
> Those who dare to get involved and do something about fixing the rot in
> public
> life are already there on ground zero, and doing as much as an
> insignificant
> minority of them can do. If you care to pay attention, you can certainly
> locate them around you.
>
> Other then that, the rest is matter of individual perspective. You can
> either
> call it our misfortune as a society that anti-social elements rule us, or
> you
> can also say this is exactly what we deserve until we as a society learn
> to
> relate our own well being with the health of the society we live in. Only
> then
> will we be compelled to get involved, only then a father will not teach
> his
> son to stay away from public life or politics, only then will we pay
> attention
> to the daily activities of our public officials, and only then will we
> make
> educated decisions at the time of electing public officials.
>
> Until that happens, those who live in perpetual prosperity thanks to
> ignorant
> masses and flourishing black money business won't have to worry or
> complain,
> and those who have been living miserable lives for centuries will continue
> to
> do so without complaining. The later kind have a saying in my village:
> "Kou
> Nrup Hoi Hamahi Ka Haani, Cheri Chhadi Kab Hob Ki Raani" ("Whoever becomes
> the
> king why do I care (or what's my loss?), cuz whatever is the case, I will
> remain the servent that I am,I am not going to be a queen")
>
> Either of the two kind described here are likely to fight to have a good
> clean
> government of their chosen reprensetatives. The responsibility lies with a
> very thin minority of "others" who care, and very few of those who think
> they
> care, are really willing to work for it without showing first a wish list
> as
> to what they seek to gain personally in return (like Rs.30,000 or Rs
> 175,000
> per month).
>
> God save India!
>
> Umesh Tiwari
>
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