Hand-outs have a detrimental effect on the Economy. Empowerment is the need. This is a recipe for long term ill-effects for the Government as well as the poor.
Instead of spending it on Roads , Education, Power and other productive infra , UPA has been wasting the taxpayers money on these vote catching schemes
Free food.. Food security bill . 2 lakh crore /year...( Sonia's pet Project)............... Free Money.. Direct Cash Transfer .. 3 lakh crore /year...( Rahuls game changing idea!)................. Free Jobs .. NREGA .. 50,000 crore /year..................... Free Loans ..Farm Loan waiver ..80,000 crore.........................
All these schemes for Congress to get votes is to be paid by Middle class , through . Higher Taxes , Higher Interest rates , Higher Fuel/power prices , Higher Inflation, weaker rupee and weaker economic growth etc..
Late Rajiv Gandhi Himself commented "only 17 paise of every rupee of central government expenditure on subsidies actually reached the poor. "
All these scheme money is scammed by Congress netas and babus and cunverted to black money or moved to swiss accounts ..
