With Power comes great Responsibility!!
But I feel, the Responsibility should come first. Power should only be the tool to enable the execution of the responsibility in an easier way.
But no matter what, the Responsibility has to be fulfilled, with or without Power!!
I need enlightenment. I need somebody to explain to me. How is it we say we are in recession when our GDP is expected to grow between 7-8% this year, when almost all the companies have declare net profits in this quarter and many have beaten the analysts expectation.
Are we saying that, we are in the recession just because our stock market crashed ?? The stock market crashed because all the foreign investors pulled their money out. The reason for their pulling the money out was not that our economy was not growing, but they were short of liquidity.
As far as I understand, the stock market does not affect the operation of the company. (Rather, I think the operation of the company affects the stock market.) But, our companies are performing well.
I believe, all those industries sectors which cater for the domestic consumers, will not see considerable reduction in their revenues. The industries, which provide services based on cheaper rates, should mostly likely to benefit also, as people will look for cheaper alternatives abroad.
Somehow, as I previously have posted, I believe this is our Golden Chance !! But again, I am just a lay man, who can be very well wrong !!
The Aviation Industry is running in loss. They are now asking the Government to provide them with a Bailout package.
I check my air-ticket. I realise the 80% of the cost is taxes and 20% is what is going to the airline. But then, the airline is charging me less than what a 3AC will take me to my destination. Then how did they come up to that price?? Just to get the volumes ?? But then, if they inccur a loss on every ticket sold, they are increasing the loss by selling tickets !! Is that not simple maths ?? So on what basis did they come up to that price structure??
Now they ask for the bailout package. The package, if given by the government, will be out of my pocket (where do you think the government is getting the money from??) So, somehow, I feel what the airline industry is asking is for me to pay up for their mistakes. Yet, when they strike gold, they want to keep all the profits !!
That bailout package is at the cost of my development. Which have gone into build more roads or dams or power plants (I do, agree most of it goes in the coffers of the Babudom). Hell, I have incurred huge losses in my personal wealth due to the recent slow down in the economy. ( Why else I would think twice or thrice before booking an air ticket !!). Should I also ask the government to provide me with a bailout package ??
Just because the western countries are ‘bailing out’ their financial instituitions we should also do for the aviation industry?? Why not decrease the taxes, so that the airfares reduce and I fly more.
Sorry, I would prefer no Bailout !!
As I woke up, and looked at the morning newspaper only to realise ealise that we are becoming more and more hypocratic day by day. We are experts!! We are experts in giving excuses, as to why certain things are not the way they should be and why certain things are the way they are.
The excuses for me not being successful in life are many,
First there was the Caste, then Religion and now I have come up with a new one, Region !!
Let us drive all the North Indians out of Maharashtra so that the Marathi Manoos lives in peace, let us kick out the population from the rest of the country, who converge in Bangalore to be a ‘Techie’. Let us beat the brains out of all the Biharis who move to Assam to work in their Tea Plantations. Let us drive all the Kashimiris back to Kashmir, so that we can get our Army back. Sorry !! The individual state can get their own regiments back.
Let us drive everyone out of Delhi, so that there is no one left there. And then, we all can live in peace, happy with each other and stand a united country.
Lonely As I am
together with the crowd
treading the aimless path
trying to find a goal
had I .. should I .. could I ..
the thoughts engage me
en excuse to find the solace
within my incompetency
donning the mask
which never was
I shun the better
to cover my flaws
my sight falls down
when I look far !!
