petrol price.... a virtual debate

a real debate is a forlorn proposition. times are bad.

here is a virtual one. with retorts like you are a traitor,

you are against the majority, you probably are a terrorist

in the making, are blanked out to conserve space.

-- you have a justification for petrol tax , don't you ?

== yes for certain . we use it to build India .

-- toilets to be specific ?

== and roads and gas connections to the poor.

-- well taken. are you sure it is not for the rafale deal ?

== you should know that most of petrol tax is a cess

meant for a specific purpose.

-- great. then what goes to finance the rafale deal

and the like ?

== ( blanked out )

-- i presume it is the general tax.

== not a great discovery . but you still deserve a pat.

for coming to your senses.

-- can i presume that this general tax money can't be

used for development projects ?

== not enough . india needs much more.

-- true. but think of the savings if the rafale price

which was fixed thru year long negotiations

had not been upped 3 fold during a

week long visit .

== (blanked out )

-- or if demonetisation loss was estimated properly

before the midnight strike ?

or if the great bank defaulters had been chased

more effectively inside the country ?

== (blanked out ) (blanked out )

-- isn't it a little strange that we get to know how a cess

is spent and not the tax money ? and every question

is rebuffed with answers like secrets of the state or

not in public interest .

== (blanked out )

-- thank you . a final question . if petrol tax is further

raised to say 200% , your justification as above

would still hold good . would you like to keep it or change it ?

( sorry folks i didn't ask this final question . this is just for

you and me )

mathai

03 jun 2018