My First Form 16

I have received my First Form 16. Should i be thrilled ? 

Yes in a way i am thrilled about this whole thing, have never filed taxes in India (Have never earned more than the Exempted Minimum in India), but seeing that i have paid a tax of more than 100K Rs makes me feel sick. 

I am just not able to comprehend that i am paying taxes that are going to no improvements for the tax payers. It helps the elected to buy a new Scorpio whereas the tax payer has to think more than twice before he puts his money down for a Nano. (I am not even talking about the car but the Music Player)

Every citizen of India is mandated to get the basic needs of Good Roads & Good Water at a bare minimum from the government. I am sure there will be more than a few people to voice my opinion when i say that the basic needs of a common man are never satisfied in this country/state/city. Every politician here states that he is a Farmer and he is fighting for the farmers cause - Go on tell me have you seen one farmer who drives a Scorpio around, forget Scorpio, he does not even own a Cycle. The only vehicle he owns is a Tractor and that too is under hypothecation with the Bank or with the Local Money Lender.  

Is somebody listening ... India is growing at a fast pace .. Lightning fast pace to be exact and only a segmented few are getting benefited by this growth and the majority (like us) are still fighting for those basic needs !!! 

India instead of growing should start listening and listening hard to it's inner voices. 

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