Hello ,
Am I being selfish in asking is the Budget for me ?
Well I suppose in a way it is ? but then how are you to analyze the budget as a normal citizen to whom it is designed to support.
Well to that question there arise another question , where in the social structure you fit in , lower, middle or upper ?
You may be asking should there be a question of this sort should arise in this stone age where the class structure is supposed to have been abolished.
But , honestly has it been ?
It is an argument for another day. But at this instance we are looking at the budget that is supposed to be the sixth and the last budget of this "famous" coalition government.
As I have started this column a question of the budget`s effect on me the reasonable question to ask is where am I in the social structure ?
Middle class . . . . or Lower - Middle class
I am a first generation of immigrant on my own right. Yes I have been living and contributing to this country for some forty years.
my needs were different as a student forty years ago but now the life`s needs have changed considerably.
Through the years my life evolved from a student to a retired Telecoms engineer. Of course my needs will reflect my current situation.
When I started to vote my support was for Labour party as they were the natural home for a immigrant student.
Well through the years I supported Labour party for years but then the needs of mine and my family posed a question of allegiance.
There may be a question arising in your minds " aren`t you being selfish ?" well I am but then who will not be ?
We all are working to achieve a comfortable life . You work hard and attain a comfortable position in your life by sacrificing lot of comforts along the way where some other people enjoy them without any concern for the future.
Surprise !
when you achieve that comfortable position you are being considered as someone who "have" and is expected pay tax on all your hard earnings to pay "some have not`s" who lavishly spent all they have on the things that you decided to sacrifice.
Well who should I support now ? Tell me
Unfortunately I am forced to support the party which helps ,me to preserve the position I acquired through my family`s sensible hard working attitude.
Let me make something clearly. i am all for supporting the people who are suffering at the bottom rung on the life ladder through pure misfortune and am prepared to pay my fare share towards that.
But what is fare share ?
In that point "this budget" is for me.
Then again it is up to Labour party to show me that they value the hard working people who achieved their comfortable position through shear hard work.
I am waiting still nearly fifty days before the election. Let`s see
Sakthi Sakthithasan
