Whom to pay and by whom ? The lock down has created an unprecedented situation of unemployment. The opposition is in arms protesting and suggesting that loss of wages by daily workers be compensated. The salaried persons have received a cut and delay / suspension of other allowances and DA, but are still floating to some extent Here in Goa our leaders are issuing statements and writing to CM, while they themselves are doing very little by not dipping into their wast personal resources Imagine who could be excluded for this largesse e.g. all types of daily workers, mining dependents, fishing industry workers, vegetable , fish, pao , fruit ,vendors, drivers of motor cycle, rickshaws, taxi, tempos, trucks, busses, ghada and food carts, electricians, plumbers, masons, carpenters, tile fitters, employers in private establishments shops, offices sailors ,garrages mechanics , barbers, etc. the list is not exhaustive and endless The Govt has lost revenues due to close down of commercial activity From where the Govt will raise resources. The levy of taxes on water, alcohol etc is being resisted vociferously by the vocal leaders of opposition , who want the list enlarged of more so called eligible persons What the opposition could do is not to regularly demand that list of intended beneficiaries to be expanded beyond the limit of elasticity .The demands are a crap to win political mileage .In the final analysis all of us will have to bear the brunt of this misplaced generosity. Fortunately many NGO’s, social organisation, private individuals , good samaritans have risen to the occasion and provided /extended voluntary services of food ,shelter The most deserving are generally left out in the cold and that is a pity
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