Debt Problem in Europe and USA

It seems to me that the most important PROBLEM in European Union (and USA) is "FREE Social Security/Government benefits".
Governments spend a MAJOR amount from their budget on unemployment benefits, healthcare, social benefits (which are NOT productive). If the governments are out of money to provide these benefits, they take LOAN from other countries and increase their Debt. As a result, the citizens availing these benefits don't even try to work. Hence, the DEBT crisis in EU and USA.

A solution to the debt problem is to reduce all the SOCIAL BENEFITS and increase TAX on rich people. Peace.

How Politics is a big obstacle for development in India

Here are two examples which explains how politics is literally the biggest reason which hinders progress (human development) in India.


Tata Nano Issue:

A controversy generated by land acquisition of the proposed Nano factory of Tata Motors at "Singur (a town)" in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.
The state government of West Bengal facilitated the controversy by using an old rule to conduct an eminent domain takeover of 997 acres (4.03 km2) of farmland to have Tata build its factory. The rule is meant for public improvement projects, and the West Bengal government wanted Tata to build in its state. The project was opposed by activists, displaced land owners and opposition parties in Bengal.

Reason behind the protests when Tata decided to open a factory in west Bengal:
The state government and bureaucrats sold the land to Tata but the bureaucrats didn't compensate some farmers who own the land. The opposition took advantage of this situation and protested against the state government. Tata didn't want to involve in this political issue and moved the factory to Gujarat. The land still belongs to Tata as they have paid for it. The opposition won the next elections and the farmers still don't have their land back or receive any compensation. The political drama has ended. The losers are the farmers in the end as they also missed future development opportunity or jobs that would have been created if Tata installed the car factory there.

Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-qiyn2ESMA


Vedanta Issue:
A tribal group in India backed by social activists and NGOs is fighting against Vedanta Resources, a mining company, which is trying to mine ore from the Niyamgiri Hill, rich in bauxite.
These tribal people chooose to live in agony instead of living a better life. Why?
The reason behind this is the Indian politics. The state government wants development and educate the people while the opposition parties doesn't want that to happen as literate people will see development and will not vote for them in future. So, they are backing the social activists and the tribal leaders to protest. In 2010 India's environment ministry ordered Vedanta Resources to halt a sixfold expansion of an aluminium refinery in Orissa, thus not allowing any future development opportunities for an iindefinite time.

Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaBbyhcHVFk

Online Activism and the role of social media

Online Activism:

By commenting, blogging, tweeting, text-ing, we are actually spreading the word to as many people as we can... It is called as virtual volunteering!

Media Activism such as internet activism and hacktivism play a very BIG role in the civilized world today.

Examples include Egypt revolution, UK protests, Anonymous, PGA protests at Geneva, 2000 US presidential election vote recount, IAC etc.

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So to all those critics who say "people can only comment on Facebook and cannot do anything to bring change" just STFU.. At least the people who are spreading the message are doing their part of volunteering to bring change.. what have you done?