The tax solution

"Put your best foot forward" that’s what the headlines of one of the articles in TIME magazine read; and it cascaded a chain of thoughts foremost being the ultimate solution to India's tax problem; you would still be wondering what I am talking about. As part of a long-term campaign in Shanghai, designed to rid the city of the shameful behavior before it hosts the 2010 World Expo, as many as 112,000 renegade pedestrians have been fined up to $6 each for jaywalking since May.

Wow, can you imagine what India's government could gather in a year if such a policy of banning jaywalking/spitting/urinating and throwing thrash on street gets implemented. The government could have a cash reserve overflow problem. No kidding.

I guess few years back smoking in public areas came underway and the response and after effects have quite been successful. Sometimes things like common sense requires a hard hand to back it up; because we swagger too easily. But I do think all our metros would really benefit from such a move, the city would be much cleaner.


(Image courtesy : Internet : various)

If only signs could help!!!