Promodhya Abeysekara

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

Country - a conglomerate
Taxes. - it's main form of revenue
Offerings- public services
Government - its BOD
People - it's shareholders, customers, an suppliers

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

@RegularReh Think what most people fail to realise about migration in 2022 is that, a good part of it are people who had planned to migrate in 2020 and 2021 and couldn't do it cause of the pandemic.

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

Which?

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

"I saved the country from bankruptcy" Cabraal https://t.co/zKsZJHVSMa

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

I offended a few when I said food cost pp/pm can be around 14k. Yes it can! Here's how you from it.

1. Buy in bulk for the month
2. Use a pola or an economic center
3. Buy seasonal fruits and veges

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

@rebelinpurple To be very clear, I'm talking about a per person rate here. For context my groceries bill (including cleaning products etc) for last month was around 36k for 2 people. So the cost on food is much lower.

P.S. this also includes food which aren't considered essential

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

@rebelinpurple I feel there's a lot of misinterpretation here. If you define basic needs as FOOD ONLY this is correct. However basic needs go beyond just food for an average person!

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

@DMedawatte @rebelinpurple I would argue otherwise based on personal experience.

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

Why do you think the Sri Lankan youth migration seems to have increased during the year?

#EconomicCrisisLK #EconTwitter #braindrain

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

An increasing theme during the past few months was Sri Lankan youth migration and brain drain. What do you think? https://t.co/RdA2UpE83z

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

My first insight to @ShehanKaru 's work was 'Chats with the dead' - a former version of the award winning 'Seven moons of Maali Almeida'. And based on how it was, despite me not reading the latter I can imagine why it's an award winning piece!

[The Booker Prizes @TheBookerPrizes]

Shehan Karunatilaka is the winner of the #BookerPrize2022! Watch his full acceptance speech on our website: https://t.co/Jn5UlteDaG

@ShehanKaru @SortofBooks

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

8/ Yet the govt. blame the people for not fulfilling responsibilities instead of doing their part and the people simply blame the govt. instead of doing their part. As a result, neither party acts, leaving the whole system stagnant.

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

Here’s a thread on my view about the problem with the current system

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

7/ All this had led to a prisoner’s dilemma where the society as a whole had ended up in a worse off situation. Simply if the govt. and people cooperated and fulfilled their own responsibilities the society as a whole would be in a better position.

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

@LiyanageMario Yes I understand it's not ideal to be taxed at such steep rate. But that is the cost we have to bear given the very limited options the country has at the moment.

[Promodhya Abeysekara @PromodhyaA]

Might be an unpopular opinion. But hear me out: Maybe..... Paying taxes is a part of that system change we were looking for?

#tax