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According to a 2012 RTI filing, there were 8 Lakh people with more than 1 Cr in Agriculture income, who paid ZERO taxes in India.
[1] 1% farmers in India own more than 10 hectare of land. And, they are by no standards poor.
And, as per a paper by the erstwhile Planning Commission, if we could tax even 0.04% richest farmers, it would generate 50,000 Cr of tax gains.
[2] This money is enough to run the MGNREGA scheme for a year.
This post is not against farmers.
It is about getting the rich to pay their fair dues.
[3] It doesn't make much sense why a normal corporate employee making 25K/month should be carrying the burden of taxes for Crorepati farmers.
Widening the tax base would not hurt the government's revenues.
And, it would improve the life of a normal tax payer.
But, guess how many political parties are talking about it?
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You get one shot at life.
When you look back, will you realize that you passed your time engrossed in one emotional event after another?
Will you allow your screen to dictate your emotional state for the rest of your life?
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There may come a day where YOU are at the center of one of these terrible events.
Will you then wish you had enjoyed the relative peace, stability, and health that you once took for granted?
We are in a period of enormous change.
The monetary system is straining.
US military dominance is waning.
Artificial Intelligence is accelerating.
The concept of the nation state itself is under threat.
The political class of nations across the world will do whatever it takes to hold onto power.
As usual, innocent civilians will be the biggest losers.
There will be chaos. There will be war.
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Stay positive and constructive. Stay aware, but don't be paralyzed by fear.
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Take that advice to heart.
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