http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=5496

The present political system in India compels all political parties to depend on the votes of the people, majority of whom are either illiterate, or literate but uneducated and unenlightened. In a systematic socialist propaganda, the government has made most people believe that free education is a norm and it is justice. Since most people are illiterate or unenlightened, they cannot understand what is right or wrong. If a classical liberal/libertarian/Objectivist party want to solve the problem and promise to abolish the system of free education, the people will not vote them and they will not be able to gain power in New Delhi. This is why all parties are compelled to provide “free” education to keep themselves in power. IMO a good country needs republicanism, not democracy. Unfortunately our constitution declares India both socialist and democratic country. If we continue to have this mob rule, it is not possible to eradicate the decades-old socialist system. It is true for any country.

I think u don’t like to pay the taxes. so do I ..but I think u need to!!

Not really. We don’t “not like” to pay taxes, we just think taxation is wrong.

You can’t compel govt. to stop collecting taxes no matter how much I/u strongly believe they are misusing the tax payer’s money and shud restrict their duties ONLY to maintain law and order in state and let rest of the public decide whats best for them..True Freedom and Liberty!! ..Isn’t it??

Remind me again what do we celebrate on 15th of August every year? Our failure to not being able to do anything about British rule??

you have to find the solution within limits of practical feasibility.

Like a govt involving both Queen appointed Britishers and democratically elected Indians. Is that right? Seriously dude we fought for our independence for 90 years, don’t insult all that by talking about “Yeah but so what, can it really be done? I don’t think so, you must think of something practically feasible”.

We can’t just start jumping on with our guns trying to get rid of taxation. Look around you think we oppose taxes because we hate to pay them. India is full of that kind of thinking. We are trying to get rid of that here first. Please don’t ask how are we trying to achieve that. Also please read my comment to a reader here: Its about Liberty and Reason!

You have got completely messed up in your mind. You are just rattling the same thing and are failing to look at the other prespective.

let me tell you something about myself, after completing 12 I applied for bsc, dropped out after 1 year, then did fine arts  dropped out after 1 year, then did computer programming course and a course in animation and dropped out of them. so basically i dont consider education important atall. But thats not the point, point is did i get a chance to pursue what i wanted, answer is yes.  Every one in the country should get an opportunity to education, after that its his choice wether he wants to pursue further or not.

And your view regarding child labour is pathetic. If your familiy dies in accident and when your child comes to me with the tea i will surely give him some good tip. Afterall he is doing what he likes, he earning from a decent work. Or when he is cleaning the public toilet i would tell him education and all are bullshit. You are doing a very good job, you are a productive unit of the society. You are the symbol for capitalism at its best. 

As luck would have it, you had good parents they sent you to good schools, else you would have been begging on the streets, and if begging is against your capitalism model then you might be selling yourself in the red light area (the so called example of capitalism).

I dont want to comment on the point you are making in terms of education, because you wont understand you would say the same thing that sarkar is looting you. Why do u call yourself a human.

I think u seriously need to rethink about ur view “Govt is looting public by collecting taxes”
Also, don’t forget defence budget also based on taxation .. ( Also, enlighten me about your thoughts on privatising -Military forces and Defence Research related organisations of nation??..how much paractical it is to privatise the Armed forces so that
– we don’t have to trust on inefficient and corrupt govt.for taking care of salaries and Armed expanditure of soldiers and Army officers in higher rank. and I will really appreciate if u could come with Pros and Cons ONLY two headings in ur post
Pros and Cons of privatising Armed forces and defence related R&D operations currently done by DRDO )

Well, it is the reality that Taxation and Subsidies are a loot.

They are a loot because they are not VOLUNTARY. Make taxation voluntary.
See you agree that centralized military is necessity.
So do you think that others will also agree with you?
After all they have also got mind don’t they?

That is, they will also think the same, and then they will pay for the centralized military freely by their choice. That payment will be used properly for the maintenance of security system not for politicians and bureaucrats corrupt schemes, i am sure you are aware of MIG21 Boforse and many more similoar corruptions. So that will be avoided.
Furthermore, since people knows Military is important, they will spend the exact money they want to invest for security without hinderance from politicians.
That is, If I want to invest half or 75% of my income for this anum to Military or air force, i can, I am free for it.

By taxation, i am not free to do so. I have to pay 50% of my income every anum, and even 10% of the payed doesn’t goes directly to military. it gets wasted.

Also, lets say a portion of people don’t think paying to central military is necessary for this anum, they pay for local security force more, it is upto them to decide. They will be free. That is, every security force will have to prove its importance to the consumer that is we directly. That competition will make them all honest and responsible and free from corruption.
And even if somehow someof them gets corrupt, the consumers won’t invest in a corrupt sec
urity system further. They will opt for better one.

DRDO is the worst government department with NO serious progress and profit. Competition will make it work better, further more consumer will have choice where to invest to make profits and better security system./
About your request, it is certainly NOT impossible.
And I am working on it.
Another thing is it won’t be an Innovation by me. It has been innovated already, I just have to study learn and understand it. Than I will surely make the required post.

By the way you have got more on education in comments here
Irrational Equality

If India is 100% educated with reading/writing skills to everyone, which educated guy will clean the toilets, work on the construction site, do the entire blue collar labor which do not require that much education?

How far fetched!! ..let me ask u – how about same educated guys developing automated system to take care of such donkey/mechanical  work in future?…..don’t u think education..perhaps higher education will
 help them to do that?..and why we need manual intervention if streams of applied sciences help us to create engineers who can automate such work?..bottom line : education is not a waste provided u know very well how to make a use of it for ur own good.

we were brainwashed into thinking that if we study only then we will be able to make a future, so we presume if everyone studies then it will make their future.

so far it true. Only the incompetent and un-adaptable creatures make rant about not getting enough out of school/college education to make my life successful; In fact I wud say – the school or college education will just provide u a base on which u need to build up
your career and make a most of every opportunity coming your way to become successful in life.The basic purpose of school / college education
is to offer you just facts and figures…..Now,how u apply them in your life should be figure out ONLY by that individual.If person him/herself don’t have that eagerness to apply the knowledge in his/her life how cud one blame existing education system for it?

For that bottom 1/3rd, its better that nobody waste their money on them, and let them do blue collar jobs.

I think u don’t like to pay the taxes. so do I ..but I think u need to!! of course, unless you run out of your investment options of tax saving schemes. . I mean lets face it. You can’t compel govt. to stop collecting taxes no matter how much I/u strongly believe they are misusing the tax payer’s money and shud restrict their duties ONLY to maintain law and order in state and let rest of the public decide whats best for them..True Freedom and Liberty!! ..Isn’t it??
I hope u got my point. So, unless you got a practical solution to change present democratic system in INDIA, you gotta work around the problem..you have to find the solution within limits of practical feasibility. and of course by thinking through,  by placing urself in position of those poor chaps who couldn’t afford the basic education.

I know people would hate me for saying these things, but imagine this, lets say the cost of teaching all the kids of India is half the wealth of Mukesh Ambani, and since Mukesh Ambani will not come to street just because we take half his wealth and invest it in educating the kids below poverty line, most people will suggest that we should take half of his wealth.

Nope. I think rest of the ppl(who are not self-centered) will think that – Its NOT just responsibility of Mukesh Ambani BUT every citizen of india to contribute to this educational budget by paying his/her share of money (as per income tax rules) because Mukesh Ambani is not government and has not taken any sort of contract to educate every citizen of india through his own pocket….By the way are you aware if FM ministry has hinted about any potential hike in existing taxation or to bring any new tax in this picture to accommodate for this budget? 

I mean isn’t the sheer fact that they are dying of hunger an indication that they are useless or lazy bums?

Naaaah…. I guess they die becoz of starvation especially in Somalia, there is no food , no water and no work to earn for living bcoz of their physical disabilities.

Seriously do we even think before we demand “we want education for all” that who is going to pay for it?

of course everyone(i.e. those who are eligible for it as per I.T. rules) have to pay for it in the form of taxes coz I dont expect govt. to take a loan from World Bank for it and even if its planning to do so, the premium will be leveraged through taxation ONLY.
I think u seriously need to rethink about ur view “Govt is looting public by collecting taxes”(I know u haven’t written it specifically in ur post but that wht the implied message is from ur post and pardon me if i am wrong).
Also, don’t forget defense budget also based on taxation .. ( Also, enlighten me about your thoughts on privatizing -Military forces and Defense Research related organizations of nation??..how much practical it is to privatize the Armed forces so that
- we don’t have to trust on inefficient and corrupt govt.for taking care of salaries and Armed expenditure of soldiers and Army officers in higher rank. and I will really appreciate if u could come with ONLY two headings in ur post
Pros and Cons of privatizing Armed forces and defense related R&D operations currently done by DRDO )

Get a hold about government health-care system and so-called good health care here–
Govrn. health care System

By the way, why don’t you simply assert that you are stern communist and you do believe that your idea of communism is best?

You want education free, you want health care free, what more you want for free?

And who will pay for that?

If all gets free, who will provide?

So in order to provide free education and healthcare for the MAJORITY, you will loot, harass, bully and rob the Minority? The smallest minority being the Individual.

How is it different from a loot of muslim colony by some Hindu fundamentalist goons, or loot of a hindu colony by a gang of Islamist? Both are same, one is organized terrorism by government, and other is Unoragnized terrorism by cults, and both are CRIMES against Humanity, individuality and honesty.

No matters how, kerala need to pay back that money, it is loan, it is debt.

And as I have mentioned, with the effects of deficit, the health care of Kerala is deteriorating now.
So all your goody goody feeling about good health-care etc are just a BUBBLE, which is bursting now.
On the top of that, the loan, the debt, or the money Kerala government begged to provide “free-healthcare” etc is a burden on Keralites and Indians. We will pay for the health care of Keralites.

it is direct loot. I don’t pay even Rs2/- for my neighbors cough syrup. Why should I pay for some keralite or Delhite or Bhopali for that sake?

But because of the government’s deficit, now i am forced to pay. They are already looting me through taxes.

And as you have accepted it, no matters what good education or health-care bubble/imaginary makes you feel, people are dying of hunger and debt.

I dont think that a lack of fiscal deficit overrides higher life expectancy, less disease and better health insurance.

In any case being educated helps the citizens stay informed about these crises and be prepared which they would have a chance for if they were not literate in the 1st place.

I never said education is killing them.

I said education is NOT helping them. So your rhetorics that education certifies developed state is wrong.

Second thing is, It is a known fact that Higher literacy of Kerala is NOT because of government but it is because of Private schooling that is Missionary schools.
about good health-care, a socialist/communist health care can never be good.

<i>Kerala – God’s own country has traditionally been shown off as an example of how things should be done. The public health system here has a wide coverage and has been sustained by a literate and aware public. However, the government is deep in debt and this financial crisis is taking a toll on growth and investment. The fiscal deficit has doubled in the past 10 years and the public health system has not been able to keep up. Public expenditure on healthcare has fallen from 1.14% to 0.99%.
Indian IT Hospital Survey!

Do you understand what is Fiscal deficit?

Do you understand the current economic meltdown of USA?
Government spending MUCH more than it is earning, hence it is creating Deficits, that is loans.
You know what? Such loans have to be paid back too.

Even USA crumbled under government deficits, so you can understand what is the situation of kerala.

What do you think of a family whose total earning is Rs25/a month and spendings are Rs100 a month?

Even on the scales of fiscal deficit, Bihar is much better than kerala.

Farmer suicide is a complex and significant phenomenon, but by itself cannot be a metric for measuring development. This is because, it has very specific causes which are in general unrelated to overall human development.

I can vouch very safely (from stats and anecdotal accounts) that the quality of life in Kerala is much higher than that in Bihar.

46 farmers commit suicide every day in India; Maha tops list

While Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh showed a decline in the number of farmers’ suicide last year compared to 2006, such cases witnessed an increase in Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal.

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1717925

It is a 2008 report dealing with suicide case in 2008!

To disprove my thesis you will have to either show that,

a) Kerala is indeed as backward as Bihar

Do you really think it is difficult to prove that?

What about the number of farmers in Kerela commiting suicide?

Is it any less than farmers of Vidharbha commiting suicide?

Your thesis is wrong and TOO much influenced by the general idea that Bihar is backward (thanks to Bollywood and useless news channels) That doesn’t means that Bihar is affluent. it is backward, but Kerela is also not much forward.

Also, people can have different idea about ( what is backward/Forward)

Kerela is highly backward along with West bengal because of the deep roots of communism and socialism there. Communism itself is a BACKWARD and destructive idea, and it wont take too much for me to PROVE this.

Bihar and chattisgarh is suffering from Naxalism extremely. Bihar never got governmental support too. Therres alot of reason cos of which Bihar is backward, but kerela is backward even in absence of those reason.

46 farmers commit suicide everyday in India.

Maharsthra (vidharbha tops the list, kerela comes third position, Andhra Tilangana being the second,( Bihar is not any way near to it.)

About providing jobs, actually by providing some jobs, government culls alot opportunities for private sector to provide many more times in number of the jobs government provides/may provide.

Privatization need to keep creating jobs as a natural rule to sustain profits. It is a NECESSITY of free market.

While government Does Not suffer from such necessities.

Mostly a democratic government does not take it as a responsibility, it takes job providing as a trick to gain more votes. And that actually harms the market.

In the functioning of a democratic state education is more important as a tool for being informed and politically active than for any employment opportunities it may provide. That is why the more literate states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu can ensure better governance than states like Bihar that have low literacy.

Who provides job? Who creates employment? Government?
What sort of job? Pradhan Mantri Yojgar yojna? Labour works for farmers in making unstandardized roads? Using local unskilled labour while for a work which requires much more skilled and professional job?

What sort of qualification does it take to work as a labour in road making?
it is the main reason for bad conditions and prone to deterioration road system of India that, road and transportation system is under government.

About Kerala, I don’t agree it is in any better condition than Bihar.
What do you really know about Kerala? Just like Bihar is backward (which you say is because of illiteracy) kerala is also backward. So much backward that A school bans two children from entering school premises just because they are suffering from AIDS.

And anyways, the high literacy rate of KErala is not because of government. it is because of private missionaries and schools.

It is Nonviable for Indian government to provide complete education and why it is nonviable has been discussed here.

If you want to ignore the nonviability of a policy and want to keep looting and help government loot citizens (along with you of course) than it is another thing. But reality is same.

Literacy and in fact skill providing education is possible for poor only if government stop intervention in school market.

I recommend you to read the second part of the ongoing discussion here..

Inefficiency of Indian Education System.

As businesses boom and bust, jobs are lost and new ones are created. One just needs the right skills to find (new) jobs, and for that you need some new education.

But that is not the benefit of an educated populace, as I responded in my blog,

In the functioning of a democratic state education is more important as a tool for being informed and politically active than for any employment opportunities it may provide. That is why the more literate states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu can ensure better governance than states like Bihar that have low literacy.

Note that inspite of the high literacy rate, the majority of Keralites still work in farms. An education definitely increases both the prospects and anticipation of better employment. But in the absence of alternatives, people will still work in whatever jobs they can find.