Are We Better Off as Part of India?

Kayalvizhi wrote:3. Are We Better Off as Part of India?

There are those who say that foreign companies are building factories in Tamilnadu, Tamil Nadu has a growing information technology industry (IT industry), we are thus well off as part of India. Yes, foreign companies are setting up factories in Tamil Nadu. Yes, Tamil Nadu has become a player in the information technology industry. These are happening not because Tamil Nadu is part of India; these are happening in spite of Tamil Nadu being part of India. Tamil Nadu (and the rest of the South and West) would have been growing much faster and economically better off if they were not part of India. This is the crux of former finance minister Chidambaram's assessment.

There are those who argue that the better-off states like Tamil Nadu should subsidize Hindi states. How long do we have to subsidize? As of this writing, in June 2011, we have been subsidizing Hindi states for over 60 years, year after year, every year. That is too much. Tamil Nadu is by no means rich compared to many other nations in the world. We want to enjoy the fruits of our hard work, sweat and labour. We cannot and should not send our hard earned money to Hindi states year after year for over half a century and still continuing. They have to help themselves instead of sitting as our overlords and demand that part of our hard earned monies go to subsidize them.

Let me illustrate the situation by a simple example.

4. A Story

Two brothers live together in a house with their wives and children. The older brother is lazy, cannot hold a job for long, moves from job to job with periods of unemployment and earns much less than the younger brother. The younger brother studied hard when he was in school, got a job, worked hard and earns somewhat more than his brother. The older brother controls the combined finances of the household. Younger brother is subsidizing the living expenses of the older one. Because of this he is not getting the full benefit of his hard work at school and now in workplace. He and his wife and children could have a better life but for the drain of his money to provide for his brother's family. Instead of using this opportunity to get some vocational training, get a better job and work hard there, the older brother is continuing to live in his easy-go lifestyle. This is going on year after year for many years.

It is time for the younger brother to leave the combined households and start his own separate household with wife and children where he and his own family could have a little more money to spend without his brother's family taking parts of his income year after year, whether the younger brother consents to it or not. The younger brother could occasionally send some money to help out his older brother, when he so chooses, but not by compulsion. This is like richer countries giving foreign aid to less developed countries on their own volition.

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Kayalvizhi wrote:no.

this article is valid until we liberate tamil nadu from indian rule. are you with us against us?

yogi wrote:If Tamilnadu secedes from India then it has to spend more on setting up its own armed forces (three wings) It has to have its own foreign embassies, ambassadors etc., Separate judicial systems, constitution has to be set up. All these expenses including education, health care has to be generated internally which will be enormous and not economically viable. Tamilnadu is a major contributor to India's GDP but still gets a share from the central government. So secession which may be glamorous may not work out economically and politically. Even if Tamilnadu secedes what guarantee is there that other states will give water to TN ? Actually a separate TN will have to shell out more to get water and will not have recourse to supreme court judgments and tribunals to enforce Indian law to the limited extent we are doing now.
Stop being a cry baby please.

Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar wrote:LOL! and people here consider you fellow Indian Tamilian? What losers.

Kayalvizhi wrote:no.

this article is valid until we liberate tamil nadu from indian rule. are you with us against us?

Kayalvizhi wrote:

As for water, Tamil Nadsu has certain rights for Cauvery water and it is recognized internationally. Why is India giving water to Pak and Bangla. It has international obligations.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Kayalvizhi wrote:

As for water, Tamil Nadsu has certain rights for Cauvery water and it is recognized internationally. Why is India giving water to Pak and Bangla. It has international obligations.

Why isn't China not giving water to Thailand, Vietnam, India, and Bangladesh?

Kayalvizhi wrote:no.

this article is valid until we liberate tamil nadu from indian rule. are you with us against us?

bw wrote:

Kayalvizhi wrote:no.

this article is valid until we liberate tamil nadu from indian rule. are you with us against us?

i am from TN and i am 'us'. but i am not with 'us'. so i am 'us' that is against 'us'.



ennavo po.

yogi wrote:I just mentioned a few aunty. There are so many other socio-economic vulnerabilities that will arise with the emergence of small countries like in this case TN. Limited diversification of local production and exports, high dependence on foreign markets, insufficient local resources et al.

Captain Bhankas wrote:KV

how will you celebrate when your wish is granted by the indian govt?

Captain Bhankas wrote:good one, kris. no laughing matter, though hence no "hahaha".

Kayalvizhi wrote:
TN defense expenditures will be less than what it contrubutes to Indian military because India;s military expenditures are huge.

Kayalvizhi wrote:

TN defense expenditures will be less than what it contrubutes to Indian military because India;s military expenditures are huge.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Kayalvizhi wrote:
TN defense expenditures will be less than what it contrubutes to Indian military because India;s military expenditures are huge.

lungi wearing tamilians do not make the best horsemen -- marco polo. will your country defend itself like this?



akal ke dushman.