Once my family earned Rs.5000 per annum. Now I pay Rs.8000 per month as a regular tax to government (there is more that I pay to government). I studied in rag-hanging bloody government schools which didn't even teach me English properly and the state board which refused to teach Hindi. I bloody lived in my village all along where there were no bloody shiny roads or street lamps or hospitals or any establishments (not even the stinking offices and centers available in cities).
Why this much tax when there is no crisis in Indian economy? Or is chidambaram trying to repay the debt to the world bank?
Where are the natural resources and the profits by them and the doubled profits by the great efforts of government employees and organizations?
Why government is not able to make money when a bloody small startup firm makes money?
Why it's always the employed civilians who are yanked a considerable amount of their earnings from? Their whole future and life improvement depends on that salary.
Why it is 30%? Why it is not 50% or 70%? Take the whole money we earn you bloody government!! The highly controlled U.S government takes 30% and it is okay because they maintain the whole nation perfectly and the infrastructure is good. But, why in India I pay the same amount of tax?
Why I pay Rs.80 tax in my Rs.500 telephone bill every month even after paying 30% tax (Rs.8000)?
Why I pay taxes for all costly items I buy?
Why I pay road tax when I buy a vehicle?
Why I pay property tax for the only home I own?
Why should I suffer and stay in middle class? Just because my government is not capable of managing on it's own?
Even if we collect one rupee from everybody, it would come to crores and crores. Think of the many thousands from every single tax paying person and the magnitude of the amount!?!
I'm ready to pay about 5-15%. But 20-30% is too much. And the added taxes on every spending of mine is too-too much. And there are no income for me other than my salary.
Shit of a Tax Law:
It is very plain and not flexible. It affects many and benefits few. The one who is not declaring anything and paying tax for his full income is subjected to pay even more because the law is plain old ruler and his income is magnified and he is forced to pay 30% for the amount he didn't declare. But the one who declared some investments, his income is de-magnified and 1 lac(for which he invested) minus his total income is what actually considered as his total income. what the heck?!? And this guy's income goes below the 30% frame and he only pays 20%.
But the poor fellow who showed all his income without any investment is forced to pay 30% because his income crosses 30% frame.
The rich families who own factories and organizations and hiding under the concept of corporate and shows all the earnings under corporate expenses and escapes from the tax. And there is enormous amount of money and no one cared to notice and that money makes them still richer and leaves the improving middle class family in the middle forever.
A good king collects tax from his civilians only when there is crisis and also he makes sure that the amount looks negligible to the civilian and he has no desire to cheat the government.
And why the heck should I pay extra money for running the organization that collects tax from me? Who made this law? Who is the fucker that adjusted all income-tax department's expenses on a civilian's dear salary? He must be a fool if he is a middle class guy and he must be a cunning rapist if he is rich.
Who will question the law makers? Why the law is not debated and changed as and when needed?
Why am I shouting like a fool when I know nothing is going to change? This is the good and bad of living as a society. It is the curse of any social animal and surely for the intelligent social animal that is humans.
Who wanted a nation? Who wanted a society? Who wants law? Who wants public departments and centers? Who wants roads? Who wants police department(who stabs people at the back)?
Everyone go wild!! Just exchange!! Don't formalize!!
If every individual is civil, then there is no need for a society/government to make everybody civil.
Humans are herds!! They are racists!! They always crowd and crouch!! Filthy creatures that invade the earth!! They stamp and kill their own kind (stampede happens often only in human crowds; even goats and cows are better in that situation)
The highly and the lowly, and holy that may be humanly. But, I'm not in this business. Sodoff!!!
Praba,
ReplyDeleteYou made me to laugh aloud in the middle of my office da... *Why am I shouting like a fool when I know nothing is going to change?* is the line I liked most. Yes you are correct... nothing is going to happen, NOTHING!!! *Thirudanaai paarththu thirundhavittal thirutai olika mudiyadhu (unless the thieves stops stealing, theft won't be stopped)*. The government has to change by itself and the possibility of that to happen is how much possible an auto-rickshaw driver will use the meter in Chennai. So, there is no need to think of a way to solve this... but we can always use this blog or something, not to create an awareness but, to express our feeling and getting cooled. Hope you at least feel relaxed after expressing your anger. I am also relaxed after reading that!. Keep posting on various things we have to shout at. Be a nihilist, like me.
Praba
ReplyDeleteBlog is good. U r doing ur duty.But govt fails to deliver.will change in future keep hope.
Will hope for the best. Law makers should change accorindly, i too have the question y i have to pay monthly from my pay as well all the thing i buy.
VAT, Service tax(Mokai service),Excice Tax.Differ from state to state.
Tax - Sucking our blood.
Baski
You must think of the positive side of the story. The very fact that you pay a large amount (INR 8000 as per your writing) as tax means that you are earning a good salary. That is the nicer side of the story and that we should be happy about it. As far as the rest, everyone knows that this is not going to change ever, so better to accept it as the harsh reality.
ReplyDeletemay I know who you are 'blogwatch'?
ReplyDeleteMr Prabaker,
ReplyDeleteAlexa Internet Inc (subsidary of Amazon.com) is doing a major study on the usage patterns of English Language Blogs. This is a small research project, whereby the usage patterns of infrequently accessed blogging sites are studied. This research is done by an external consultancy and I am part of the same. Your blog was chosne at random (among so many other thousand blogs) and we are studying the same. Likewise around 500+ blogs have been selected at random for study. The study would last for atleast 3 months. It is proposed that blogspot.com's GUI and usability would need further improvements; The findings of this study would help the same.
Good one. But you mustn't think like this if you are a software engineer.
ReplyDeleteBe happy that you became an engineer and pay only 30% of your salary. If you had pursued medicine you are doomed for three years. 4.5 years course, 1 yr house surgeon and 2 year primary health centre in some village that is like your own bloody village without the bloody facilities that you avail now in the cities and with 3ks to 5ks as consolidated salary. Be happy that you are not robbed much as the present MBBS students.
And be happy that you are now at Bangalore, the blue city and still many of the ones in the village who had been with you in the village are still in the same bloody village.
Government is not an idiot to open many or let open many Engineering colleges and the pay the Lecturers and or part payment to them. They found out a good investment who would yield and that is you my dear, software engineer, they know well and they are well calculated and they know well the Big corporates are well covered under expenses and what is the big expense of the software organisation, paying you. So if they ask them directly they have people to reject, They know the easeir way, take from the expense of the company, the pay of you. So the one who says things will change is "the best idiot" of all.
Instead of crying to pay the tax, become an enterpreneur and get covered under the name of "Corporates". That is what intelligents should do.
And you ask me what you have or planning to do? My answer is "ignorance is bliss".
Anbu is right in that enterprenuers pay less tax than employees.
ReplyDeleteBut that is the prize paid for risk (involved) in being an enterprenuer. Higher the risk, greater is the reward.
Praba,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds too good. Will start reading u r blogs also. Touching the economic issues in u r stlye.. good i liked it..
keep blogging
Dear Indian Citizen,
ReplyDeleteYour grievances Regarding the Taxation policies are noted. We are working on the ways to lighten the tax burden. We shall deliver something by way of moderated taxation in coming years. Please bear with us. And till then, do pay the taxes and help the nation prosper.
Jai Hind !!
Hey Ministry of Finance,
ReplyDeleteYou are killing us with hi taxes and askin us to pay taxes, what do u do to us in return ?
For all that tax we pay you, can you come and clean our buttholes ? I think u should do that...
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ReplyDeleteOk dude, here it is : 2558 9696
ReplyDeleteBTW i live in BLR, what abt u ?
Looks like lots of lazy bums around commenting on a nice blog. Why dont all u get a life and do beter things?
ReplyDeleteMr KingCobra, May i ask you why dont you get a life instead of posting some silly statements over here?
ReplyDeleteGuess that the blog owner would get mad reading some of the comments and he shuld probably wind up this silly blog.
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ReplyDeleteLet us not attack each other, but try to understand ourself better.
ReplyDeleteWhat r u people all doing , where are you studying/working/livin ?
I am working as a Job Consultant in Hyderabad. Mostly on Yahoo Chat and Orkut, love to visit blogs, but way too lazy to blog myself
ReplyDeleteOthers, pls introduce yourself.
I am a Job Consultant, looking urgently for IT pros in all technical areas. Pls respond immediately if interested. I also blog parttime and those interested can visit the same .
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ReplyDeleteWorking as a IT professional, in a leading MNC in South India. Planning my own blog.
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ReplyDeleteLovely blog, lovely post Mr.Prabakar. Nice to see so many responses, Guess u hv s many friends luving u here... maybe you are the next popular blogger in making !!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the Best Blog writings I have ever seen.. Luckily hit this site. I am forwarding this blog link to all my friends...
ReplyDeleteMr Prabakar, Carry on your good work.
Yeah, nice blog sort of. I work in advertising agency in Pune but travel a lot. Hit this site while surfing net. But annoying to see the blogger Prabaker hiding in a cave.. or maybe the fellow has gone on vacation or on honeymoon? Any idea?
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Oh, sorry I missed the fun. I'm too damn busy with my work. Folks and ladies, let us not kill each other and especially in my blog. I'm not an active blogger. Do forgive me for that. I would love to see that all comments follow a civil tongue. Thanks!!
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ReplyDeleteHey lovely post on taxation. You know what, I too felt exactly the same. Silly Govt taxing us. And i also find someone here postng in name of Ministry of Finance whatever,asking us to taxes. Here is my advice to that guy or girl who made that comment - why dont you give your entire salary to govt and beg for food in some train?
ReplyDeleteGreat blog on taxation !! Only problem is we may need some dictionary to understand some of the words posted here. Keep blogging more such stuff.
ReplyDeleteHey imbecile sissy, why did u delete those posts? U said u wanted to have my civil tongue...
ReplyDeleteMongoose Queen, u better get off this blog and do your soliciting and pimping job elsewhere, this blog is for decent and sane intelligent folks and not for hookers like you.
ReplyDeletePrabha,
ReplyDeleteDont delete all those comments, they are so funny to read.
Hey Hey, mongooseQueen, you are not MongooseQueen, but a DragQueen, so move off from this blog, dont sell ur wares here.
ReplyDeleteHello Mister Prabaker,
ReplyDeleteWHy is that u keep deleting lot of comments. Are u not ashamed of ur self? are u some hitler or what, why u restrict freedom of speech? a good blogger is someone who can tolerate criticism, not someone who deletes all comments that critique him. It shows that you have some skeleton to hide. Come out,dont be so sick and silly and dont delete comments, show that you are a MAN . And above all give respect to freedom of expression and dont follow censorship.
Others, please please condemn the act of deleting comments.
i never deleted any comment that talked about my blog. I deleted the insane conversations between the visitors of my blog. This is not a place for them to shout out silly comments on each other. I will gladly accept any (good or bad) comment about my blog. Hope you get my point.
ReplyDeleteTax paying is basic duty of every citizen. I love to pay taxes because it helps the poor people in all ways. Tax paying makes you closer to god .
ReplyDeleteYou are worried because you are paying tax. But think about the ppl who paid tax and hence we had education at a very cheaper cost though its quality is not damn good. Merit ppl get seats in IIT or IIM where they pay very lesser money and get good quality of education. It is 100 crore ppl and minority is the tax payers and Govt has to take care of all those who doesn't have even a penny. Corruptions are there every where. Be happy that it is transparent here. What happens badly is not shown be other part of the world. Proud to be an INDIAN...
ReplyDelete~ Shan
Hi na..yes all perfectly said...our system is also perfect... but the worst of all is it is not in the perfect hands. If the leader is good, the wrong followers demotivates him in continuing his good deeds...or if the followers are good, the leader will not be perfect..if u see in US...people saving the public propertie..but in india..if the giverment come with a certain good plan...some misusers breaking it..people here are not honest, and because of that good officers are not getting good support for their bold moves..the best thing we can do is, should lead our youngester in a proper way(atlest the guys around us, and the good will slowly propagate from there)..This is my second comment in whole..just now started commenting...pls comment my comment..
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