Scheme Without Thought
When Rahul Gandhi announced his Nyay scheme (Rs 72,000 p.a. to around 50 million families), people at office reacted predictably: It’s just an election gimmick; How is he planning to get the money for this? Would he reduce the current spending on (the Army?) for his scheme? How can he formulate such a massive scheme without giving thought to the specifics? Or does he plan to increase taxes? Why should the middle class have to bear the burden when the Congress only looks out for its vote-bank, the poor and rural folks? And given his party’s track record of opposing Aadhar, how does he intend to ensure the money is given to the right people? Or is this just the usual Congress kind of scheme, where middlemen and the Congress siphon off most of the money? The more financially aware al...