I don’t mind paying 39% in taxes after all the surcharges and cess. I’m okay with paying 48% taxes on a car. I can take responsibility for my kids’ education and even buy a water filter, paying GST to ensure clean drinking water.
But what about the outdoor air I breathe? I can’t filter that myself. What about the potholes that claim lives every day? What about the rampant food adulteration—shouldn’t those responsible face justice? And why does reckless driving, like going the wrong way, go unpunished?
We’re told taxes are the price we pay for a functioning society. If that’s true, where is the accountability? Where is the hope for a better future?