Whose money is it anyway?

The economy in India, esp. Tamilnadu is very good. There is not a single day passes by without a headline regarding an investment in and around Chennai (no where else...). With investment, employment grows and the government taxes as well. The only class that pays taxes in India is the working class. Those who have enough money doesn't pay (their part) anyway and the person who doesn't have anything is not bothered. In the run-up to the polls, both DMK and AIADMK announced freebies. Guess what? The front-runner of the globalization policy Mr. P. chidambaram (also fondly known as leader without any follower) subscribed to it!

Shame on the working class. Because they are the ones who have made this possible. In other parts of the world, the tax-payers dictate policies implemented by politicians. Here, the taxpayers just pay, they forget their responsibilities (they don't vote). They let the politicians dictate the policies. The tooth-less taxpayers shamelessly watch the politicians loot money from their pockets and waste money on these freebies. When the economy is good, tax revenues are better, the government should plan for policies that further that growth rather than throwing away money. So what difference is between Veerappan and these politicians? He too looted money from the haves' and gave it to the have-nots.

Thank GOD, not everyone lost their senses. There were other parties such as BJP, Vijayakanth who were against these policies. One good outcome is that Vijayakanth was able to garner enough percentage of votes (8%) even though he spoke sensible words!

There is a small light at the end of the tunnel.