Ills of Politics
The only way to get rid of problems in politics is to ensure that those in power have minimum control over the lives of the people. If they have no control, they have no power. If they have no power, why can there be corruption?
Corruption exists only because someone has power to do something but he has NO motivation to do the right thing. If you are in the government, that is generally the case. You have to fix the electricity problem in some state (control) but you don't really care that people get electricity (no motivation) but you need money (good motivation), so why not take some money under the table to sell the contract out.
The best way of solving the electricity problem would be to allow private companies to offer electricity at the best price. Consumers have choice and companies have to compete to bring the price down, so finally the "common man" gets the best deal.
In India, where socialism is the proposed goal of the government, there is lot control from the goverment. People in power have taken on the task of ensuring that poor people have money which they do by distributing tax payer money in free rice distribution schemes or giving houses to any person who needs it. How can you be sure whether it is fair? India has free market capitalism now after reforms in 1990s but it is still stuck with socialist agendas.
USA was different but it is getting there. Instead of giving handouts to poor people, it is giving handouts to large failing companies. There is more chance for corruption here: who decides who gets bailout money or not and what is the motivation?
The real solution to the problems in our government is NOT a campaign against politics but a campaign against control. People need to step up in each and every place and get their decision power back. Railways should be the first goal. We have outdated railway system. Ask for government not to run it. Next is petrol / diesel prices, why should the government decide that?? Ideally, the police and the military are the only departments that need to be run by the government. If you need a trouble free politics, vote for Libertarianism
Corruption exists only because someone has power to do something but he has NO motivation to do the right thing. If you are in the government, that is generally the case. You have to fix the electricity problem in some state (control) but you don't really care that people get electricity (no motivation) but you need money (good motivation), so why not take some money under the table to sell the contract out.
The best way of solving the electricity problem would be to allow private companies to offer electricity at the best price. Consumers have choice and companies have to compete to bring the price down, so finally the "common man" gets the best deal.
In India, where socialism is the proposed goal of the government, there is lot control from the goverment. People in power have taken on the task of ensuring that poor people have money which they do by distributing tax payer money in free rice distribution schemes or giving houses to any person who needs it. How can you be sure whether it is fair? India has free market capitalism now after reforms in 1990s but it is still stuck with socialist agendas.
USA was different but it is getting there. Instead of giving handouts to poor people, it is giving handouts to large failing companies. There is more chance for corruption here: who decides who gets bailout money or not and what is the motivation?
The real solution to the problems in our government is NOT a campaign against politics but a campaign against control. People need to step up in each and every place and get their decision power back. Railways should be the first goal. We have outdated railway system. Ask for government not to run it. Next is petrol / diesel prices, why should the government decide that?? Ideally, the police and the military are the only departments that need to be run by the government. If you need a trouble free politics, vote for Libertarianism
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