Just yesterday while on my way to office, i saw a begger, his leg had a big scar...something that i thought was curable...then i in a matter of a minute i saw 3 people give him a ruppee..i started wondering how much that begger must be earning in a day...
In Mumbai, at any given point of time atleast 20 people either get in or out of the station ( during peak hours the figure can be as high as 50 ) ..
so even if we take an average of 30 people a minute, of those 30 atleast 3 must be giving him a ruppee....
Thts 3 Rs / minute / day....( this figure is really an underestimated one ),
So 3 Rs / minute, consider if he must be sitting there for 10 hours a day ( which they can easily do ) , 10 hours = 600 Minutes,
600 minutes x 3 rs = 1800 rs / Day.
Now keep in mind that the cost of earning this is absolutely nothing in terms of money.
1800 rs / day,
54000 Rs / Month ( More than what an MBA graduate for a top B-school will earn at his first job ),
Rs. 648000 a year ( Thts more than what a salaried couple earn together annually ).
Now comes the main point ot be considered, knowing that there is no investment cost to earn this money, an important fact is that no Tax is paid on this earning. So eventually, this money is drained out of the system and might be converted into black money, which flows into all types of grey markets in our country, giving our government absolutely no returns over it.
Thus next time you think of giving a begger some money thinking its your moral responsibility or assuming you will be blessed,,,,,think over again!!!
To take care of these people is the responsibility of the Government, the more you help them, the lesser will the government do.
No one turns into a begger coz he gets money, he knows he'll get money so he begs!
Even i sympathise with the poor, but let the government do their piece of work and uplift their life, rather than we draining the money out of the system.
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