-- Lionel Messias *New*
*Goanspirit: October 21 - 27, 2013* *Lion Roars - 27* *No yeast rise for Goan Poders – 2, True Swadeshi* ………………According to John Vaz, Vasco’s baker extraordinaire, a three-member family (husband, wife, son) can barely survive making 900 *pao’s* on the first 50 kg of subsidised wheat flour. I have taken this lowest level figure into account to calculate a *poder’s* losses in spite of the subsidy. “Assuming he avails of his subsidy, this works out to Rs 200 per day that is Rs 6,000 per month. At the 50-100 kg rate of consumption, that would be Rs 200 per day if he consumed the maximum of 100 kg. For the 100-150 kg category, that would be Rs 150 per day if he consumed a maximum of 150 kg” (the subsidy is Rs 4 per kg for the first 50 kg; Rs 2 per kg for between 50-100 kg; and Rs 1 for between 100-150 kg.) Vaz says that at present cost of Rs 24 per kg, 50 kg of flour would cost a baker Rs 1,200. “The Association of Goan Bakers have told me that a 10-ton truck of fire wood costs Rs 21,000 (full load), that is Rs 2,100 per ton or roughly Rs 21 per kg. It takes nearly 150 kg to fire up an oven which costs Rs 3,150. Both the cost of flour and firewood works out to Rs 4,350.” ………………. Full Story: http://goanspirit.com/index.php/lion-roars/lion-roars-2013/407-lion-roars-27 *Passport to Purgatory* ………..We also predict that in time many of these Portuguese passport holders will have their PAN cards, driving licenses, ration cards, aadhar cards and gas connections annulled. Already, Bangladeshis have been arrested for possession of aadhar cards. It’s plain and simple, what holds good for the British and Europeans under the law of the land, holds good for Portuguese citizens as well. And when that happens we also predict a worse holocaust for them, annulment of their right to posses land and houses in Goa for all the same aforesaid reasons. Because this is one of the many terrible ways property matters as we call it are settled in Goa, where land is getting as scarce as Goans themselves……….. Full Story: http://goanspirit.com/index.php/writer-s-flow/408-passport-to-purgatory Editor, *Goan Spirit*, *Goa's Spirited Online Weekly Magazine.* Website:www.goanspirit.com Worked for the best: Goa Today, Gomantak Times, Herald, Mid-Day, The Pioneer, Indian Express (Bangalore), Economic Times (Chennai, Hyderabad), Newstime (Hyderabad), Gulf News (Hyderabad) 125-E, Bellem, Velsao, P.O. Cansaulim, Goa 403712 Tel: 0832-2884484 Mob:9822152164