tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600385.post114706338378198758..comments2020-03-13T19:57:57.388+05:30Comments on Bhim's Eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: What Rs. 50,000 crores can do!amey ashok kulkarnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320253982459296089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600385.post-1147436549340935332006-05-12T17:52:00.000+05:302006-05-12T17:52:00.000+05:30Its a trade-off between short term shoddy benefits...Its a trade-off between short term shoddy benefits versus long term sustainable benefits. Also, the effect of fuel price hike on public transport is much more manageable as the number of people using a bus is large and hence the burden is ditributed.<BR/><BR/>Also, every consumer must play with the rule- "YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU BUY".amey ashok kulkarnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320253982459296089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600385.post-1147422668423728682006-05-12T14:01:00.000+05:302006-05-12T14:01:00.000+05:30Hardly the case. First, the petrol/diesel users wo...Hardly the case. First, the petrol/diesel users would raise quite a protest. Secondly, the removal of subsidy will have an immediate effect on public transport - the utilities will simply pass on the cost to the customers. Also, commodities will get costlier - think of transporters - no one will bear the cost - it is the customer at the end of the chain who will have to pay - in a word, inflation. Of course, your job should be to convince the customer that this inflation should be beared for a few years till the schools, homes and other things start showing up.Rohit Bhutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737314986734305687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600385.post-1147422582546393462006-05-12T13:59:00.000+05:302006-05-12T13:59:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rohit Bhutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737314986734305687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600385.post-1147357409856976992006-05-11T19:53:00.000+05:302006-05-11T19:53:00.000+05:30That is the exact reason why this subsidy should b...That is the exact reason why this subsidy should be removed as it is very poorly targeted. The poor buy kerosene in the black market and travel in public transport and hence they will be least affected by the price hike.amey ashok kulkarnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320253982459296089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600385.post-1147346523763460032006-05-11T16:52:00.000+05:302006-05-11T16:52:00.000+05:30of course, when you say it in so many words, it so...of course, when you say it in so many words, it sounds good. But the million dollar question is <I>who</I> is going to convince the people who would be <I>directly</I> affected by the removal of subsidy? After all, the things you have mentioned have some gestation period. People don't like to wait in our nation. Fast food, instant noddles, instant karma. And it is another thing to ensure that the money doesn't go someplace where it isn't meant to go, if you know what I mean.Rohit Bhutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737314986734305687noreply@blogger.com