Use Income Tax for the good
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Why do we pay Income Tax ?
Innocent-Answer : So that the government can use it for the benefit of all.
In reality : as we all know, government funds are being siphoned
off shamelessly by our politicians and beaurocrats.
Corruption is rampant at all levels, be it roads in pune,
or packages for farmers, or projects at the national level.
Today, we pay around 1/3rd of our income as tax to the government.
Most of us feel frustrated because we know that
a lot of it is going waste.
There is much work that needs to be done, for farmers, labourers,
children, education, health, infrastructure.
But after paying 1/3rd as tax, not many people are willing to
donate more for social good.
It is our right to decide how our tax money is being spent.
We could ensure that at least part of the income tax that we pay is spent
for the good. How ? By spending it ourselves.
The proposal is that we should have an option not to pay 10\% of the
income tax to the government, but instead, donate it to local NGOs that we trust.
Maybe we could also donate it to sponsor food-for-work schemes in a
particular village that we can monitor.
It will happen that some people will take disadvantage of this,
and pay neither the tax,nor the NGOs. That money will remain with them.
It is still better than letting it go to the corrupt system.
A lot of the educated middle class, will however spend it well.
And make a difference.
Power to the people !!
Jai Hind !!
Innocent-Answer : So that the government can use it for the benefit of all.
In reality : as we all know, government funds are being siphoned
off shamelessly by our politicians and beaurocrats.
Corruption is rampant at all levels, be it roads in pune,
or packages for farmers, or projects at the national level.
Today, we pay around 1/3rd of our income as tax to the government.
Most of us feel frustrated because we know that
a lot of it is going waste.
There is much work that needs to be done, for farmers, labourers,
children, education, health, infrastructure.
But after paying 1/3rd as tax, not many people are willing to
donate more for social good.
It is our right to decide how our tax money is being spent.
We could ensure that at least part of the income tax that we pay is spent
for the good. How ? By spending it ourselves.
The proposal is that we should have an option not to pay 10\% of the
income tax to the government, but instead, donate it to local NGOs that we trust.
Maybe we could also donate it to sponsor food-for-work schemes in a
particular village that we can monitor.
It will happen that some people will take disadvantage of this,
and pay neither the tax,nor the NGOs. That money will remain with them.
It is still better than letting it go to the corrupt system.
A lot of the educated middle class, will however spend it well.
And make a difference.
Power to the people !!
Jai Hind !!
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Goal: 50
Latest Signatures
25 October 2015
16 May 2015
49.
Manjiri W
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There are many ways to spend this money for good. Even it can be done at organization level by adapting some school / village for development or donate the money collecting at organization level. If people don't spend this amount and keep it with them, pr
1 November 2014
12 September 2014
4 July 2014
19 March 2014
45.
Mitesh M
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Corruption at various levels is of course the obvious answer to why problems do not get a permanent fix. But I think it is more than that. I think it is also because we as a citizenry are very accepting of the poor public infrastructure that we find aroun
29 January 2014
14 December 2013
43.
Makarand Washington
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Very nice initiative. I am with it even if it is made mandatory for people to donate 10\% to the NGOs.
26 October 2013
42.
Vasant M
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Stop corruption at political level then everything will run smoothly & India will become the richest country in the world.
9 October 2013
17 August 2013
31 March 2013
7 March 2013
10 August 2012
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Sachin B
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We need a regular report publically at every state or lower level to know how much money collected and how much spend and on what.
12 June 2012
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21 March 2012
21 September 2011
9 April 2011
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Sridhar K
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Indian govt needs to enforce the monitoring on tax collection and better use of it from all souces
16 March 2011
13 February 2011
13 February 2011
13 November 2010
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