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The Rape of Goa - A photo documentary
by
Rajan P. Parrikar
Venue: Menezes Braganza Art Gallery, Panjim, May 21-24, 2008
http://www.parrikar.org/misc/doc-notice.pdf
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Mervyn, here's a different opinion on several of your contentions:
Mervyn posted - Maybe you have not understood that in Goa, the opposition BJP
(forget the Govt) is interfering with the freedom to buy and sell
agricultural produce.
My response:
If the opposition desires to sell cheap produce by subsidising it from
their own funds and the people are the beneficiaries, how would it
constitute interference with freedom to buy and sell? Just like
Venezuela selling cheaper gas through their CITGO chain to poor
American neighborhoods. Vive le consumer !
Mervyn - The Govt of Goa has taken this concept a step further and
decided that a Goan cannot sell his property to foreigners i.e. those
who are currently willing to pay the most for Goan property.
My response:
I assure you that wealthy Indians today can outbid any foreigner on
prices for Goan property.
Mervyn - The current financial crises in the US was caused by
financial institutions giving people who would never qualify, the
money to buy property. Sadly, the family that was coerced to buy the
property suddenly find themselves unable to keep their family home.
My response:
These people would have been aware before taking loans from financial
institutions that they could not afford to buy these homes. If loans
were taken by someone who has no power to repay should they have taken
them just because they were offered? Nobody was "coerced" into buying
anything. Tempted yes, coerced no. Both lender and borrower are paying
the resultant dues.
Mervyn - The Britishers and all others with a strong currency come
over to Goa and pay what they feel like for seafood.
My response:
First it was prosperous Goan non-meat eating businessmen who overpaid
for fish. Then it was the Ugandans who reptriated to Goa in the 70s.
After that it was the Gulf Goans that did it. Now it is Indians with a
pretty penny in their pockets. All four outspent and outspend the
Brits.
Mervyn - The people who earn in US dollars suddenly find seafood
beyond their affordability. The people who are worst hit are those who
have contracts to sell seafood in US dollars.
My response:
Are you saying Americans who go to Goa cannot afford fish ???
Are you saying Indian seafood exporters paid in USD are not hedging
their sell contracts ? You seem to have an unjustified and poor
opinion of Indian businessmen who survived India's licence raj and all
other hurdles put their way. Business and hedging are not the monopoly
of the West.
Mervyn - There is a lot of money to be made if one understands basic
Marxism. Those that don't are the very people that recently bought
property at high values.
My response:
Come again !!!
Who determines what is a high value? My uncle told me I paid too much
when I bought land in Margao at Rs 19 a sq mt. in my Gulf days. Are
Goa's land values high today in the context of 10 years into the
future? Was Dow Jones high when it hit 6000 in 1996 ? Was gold low
when Santosh created bought into it at the 1,000 dollars an ounce
level a few months ago on your forecast on Goanet that it would go
higher ?
Roland.
416-453-3371
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mario,
> Sadly, you are nowhere near reality.
Maybe you have not understood that in Goa, the opposition BJP (forget
the Govt) is interfering with the freedom to buy and sell agricultural
produce. The Govt of Goa has taken this concept a step further and
decided that a Goan cannot sell his property to foreigners i.e. those
who are currently willing to pay the most for Goan property.....
