Comments on: Middle-class Interest Groups http://indianeconomy.org/2005/10/30/middle-class-interest-groups/ Issues & insights Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: amitabh http://indianeconomy.org/2005/10/30/middle-class-interest-groups/#comment-611 amitabh Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:12:52 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2005/10/30/middle-class-interest-groups/#comment-611 The reaction seems over the top - this group of people has benefitted a lot from liberalization and yet they are unwilling to countenance a small increase in rates for water usage. And yes, water is not 'free' - water rights need to be bought and sold like any other commodity. The reaction seems over the top - this group of people has benefitted a lot from liberalization and yet they are unwilling to countenance a small increase in rates for water usage.

And yes, water is not ‘free’ - water rights need to be bought and sold like any other commodity.

]]> By: Vivek G http://indianeconomy.org/2005/10/30/middle-class-interest-groups/#comment-601 Vivek G Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:11:08 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2005/10/30/middle-class-interest-groups/#comment-601 What this columnist does not relate in the article is that the salaried middle class pays bulk of the government revenue. The "poor" described in this article do not pay any taxes. The uber-rich use professional accountants and legal loopholes to circumvent confiscatory taxes. The word "untaxed" has been used at least twice. If a bore well in one's backyard should be taxed then so sould the air we breathe for free. While the writer rightly bemaons socialism and makes a good point that all people should pay for the goods and services they consume, he has not proposed any free market solution; his only solution seems to be to tax the middle class even more. A lot of good that will do!! What this columnist does not relate in the article is that the salaried middle class pays bulk of the government revenue. The “poor” described in this article do not pay any taxes.
The uber-rich use professional accountants and legal loopholes to circumvent confiscatory taxes.

The word “untaxed” has been used at least twice. If a bore well in one’s backyard should be taxed then so sould the air we breathe for free.

While the writer rightly bemaons socialism and makes a good point that all people should pay for the goods and services they consume, he has not proposed any free market solution; his only solution seems to be to tax the middle class even more. A lot of good that will do!!

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