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Jun 6, 2006

2F the sandwiched class

The f letter reminds me of the f word. And in case of 2F more so.

The new income tax form is suitably named 2F. If you are part of the silent salaried class then you have one more pinch in the ass delivered by Dr. Singh's government.

From an visionary economist to a lame duck PM Dr. Singh has come far. His PC - the educated, respected and suave lawyer has strangely decided put us under the scanner. The new tax return form is not only lengthy but also asks for detailed break of your expenses & outgoings from the bank. Inspite of Saral, tax return was a pain. With 2F it will be like a bloody shovel pushed up the wrong side...

The so called middle class to which I belong comprises only 15-20% of the population. However the same middle class pay tax at source and pays them honestly. While some of the other classes know how to beat the law, some others thrive on interest waivers and subsidies.

We do not make a huge vote bank. So pinch us as hard as you can till our asses go red and we jump up and down. But we are maintainingthe government's balance sheet and I am sure our time will come.

5 comments:

Shuv said...

your bloody time will never come. the middle class will always remain the whipping post for both the upper and lower classes. bolechilam shala immigration er jonne papers file korte.sheta korli na aekhon chup kor aar vaseline kine boshe thaak.

Shuv said...

by the way..i had predicted something like this here ..now prepare june to be forced to learn kannadi in school.

kaushik said...

Recently read Jhumpa Lahiri's Namesake and for the first got an indepth idea of an ABCD. And I could relate it without our next door NRI neighbour. Their story can provide me content for several other posts.

It kind of scary when I think of settling abroad. But its not the end of story. But have to get a good reason.

kaushik said...

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