Summary: Right decisions about Public Policies arise from a proper understanding of, ‘Right’ from ‘Wrong’, ‘Good’ from ‘Evil’ and of the concepts of morality, equity, justice and fair play. Don’t allow your personal desires to demand more from others than they are voluntarily offering, or unnecessarily punish the innocents, or reward bullies and protectionists, or […]
Summary: Ignorance may be bliss, but little knowledge is definitely dangerous. What is even worse is little knowledge of what you think you know and ignorance of what you oppose. Given a mind / intellect by God, capable of rational analysis, it is only essential that we each question and understand what we are being […]
Summary: Taxation, to the extent of enabling the Government to provide essential services is inevitable, but it should not be too burdensome on the real wealth creators. To be equitable its burden must fall on ALL proportionately and equitably. The Indian Income Tax (I.T.) regime is a spider-web of complicated rules that interact with those […]
Summary The concepts of being ‘Equal’ and of being treated with ‘Equality’ are different and not understanding the difference between them leads to a great sense of deprivation and unhappiness. Equality is a matter of opportunity and consideration and should rightly be insisted upon and ensured for all, while Equalness is a matter of Condition, […]
Summary: Availability of resources dictates location of settlements and their growth. Water is an essential for all life on the planet and is the most important resource. Geography and the climate determine how water is available at various locations and this dictates how life organizes itself and lives everywhere. In India, its many perennial rivers […]
Summary: Urbanization is ongoing and inevitable, urban population today is about 35 percent, by 2030 it is likely that our urban population will become 50 percent and continue to grow. Cities should thus be planned to absorb such growth and provide the right environment and grow vertically so as not use up too much of […]
Summary: While the Artha Kranti proposal is a clear example of the type of ‘out of box’ thinking that is required to sort out and improve on the problems and circumstances that we all face in our Country, this proposal is not practical. The preamble describing the present circumstances is fairly and accurately done, but […]
Summary: Pricing of Public Resources for sale or lease to Private Parties should be vide a proper auction process that protects the interests of the Public. Taxation should be fair, comprehensive and equitable. All Goods and Services are not the same. Some are Enablers whose consumption enables greater production of other Goods which in turn […]
Summary: Counterfeit Currency debases the value of the lawful currency, increases inflation and acts against economic progress. Counterfeiting Currency and circulating it is a crime and, if done in a Country by another Country, is an act of War. Demonetization of all high value currency and encouraging digital payments is an effective counter response. Simplifying […]
Summary: Confiscatory and ill-concerned tax regimes have motivated citizens to move their monies out of India. We need to now seek to incentivize them to get it back into India for the overall benefit of the Country. A single broad-based Goods and Services Tax regime and doing away with Income Tax will encourage proper tax […]
