tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post1859706431105309130..comments2024-03-28T22:26:25.034+05:30Comments on Alternative Perspective: Inequality has many faces...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-71427481419054244862007-06-25T17:14:00.000+05:302007-06-25T17:14:00.000+05:30At the risk of sounding patronising, I do find you...At the risk of sounding patronising, I do find you more balanced and more data-driven than people like Sainath. You may have your blind spots : ) (and, who doesn't, including me!!!) but, on balance, you are generally balanced!<BR/><BR/>But, what the heck is an "informed heart"? And, how would rate that against a "partially informed stomach"? Heh ..... : )<BR/><BR/>However, I do notice that you did not respond to the points I raised. Only side-stepped them. What ARE your views?<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Supratimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204946111957670313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-41331667466885677912007-06-24T21:31:00.000+05:302007-06-24T21:31:00.000+05:30Thanks Supratim, for your suggestion - which I gu...Thanks Supratim, for your suggestion - which I guess you perceive as not "corrupted by rhetoric and ideology" - (about using my head")!<BR/><BR/>Maybe I am biased, but my belief is that an "informed heart" is alway better than an "un-informed head"madhukarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721957971977767171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-82259134489273735582007-06-24T16:49:00.000+05:302007-06-24T16:49:00.000+05:30Isn't it amazing that P Sainath's solution is load...Isn't it amazing that P Sainath's solution is loadshedding in Mumbai to power Vidarbha, instead of saying we need to build more power plants?<BR/><BR/>It is amazing that even today, we want to distribute scarcity, rather than create capacity or surplus!<BR/><BR/>Couple of other points to consider:<BR/><BR/>1. Maybe Mumbai sucks in so much electricity because of its burgeoning population (including slums) who can pay for the power? So, a scarce commodity is flowing to the area of max demand and price. Basic economics.<BR/><BR/>2. I don't know whether Sainath (and you) are aware that multiplexes and hypermarkets, etc are charged at a rate that is much higher than even industrial power?<BR/><BR/>3. I think it is in very poor taste to equate electricity supply to Mumbai with failure rates in Vidarbha. What was the pass rate in Vidharba before the current power crisis hit?<BR/><BR/>You laud Sainath for his data and analytics. I find his data inadequate and his analysis corrupted by rhetoric and ideology.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, Prof, you should use your own head as well.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>SupratimSupratimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204946111957670313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-33131298421942383272007-06-14T22:11:00.000+05:302007-06-14T22:11:00.000+05:30csm:Thanks!I valuue Sainath, because even when he ...csm:<BR/>Thanks!<BR/>I valuue Sainath, because even when he is rhetoric, it is backed by data and analysis...<BR/><BR/>one can disagree with the ratios and figures - but the gist remains...madhukarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721957971977767171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-7149205745326486322007-06-14T18:08:00.000+05:302007-06-14T18:08:00.000+05:30sainath is at his scathing analytical best.what st...sainath is at his scathing analytical best.<BR/><BR/>what startled me, was the ratio he metions of 32000:1 between the top and bottom earnings.<BR/>if we divide 13.5 crore by 32000, it comes to Rs 4200 per year = Rs 12 a day.<BR/><BR/>while the stats of populations living on less than $1 a day and $ 2 a day are bandied about, 'Rs 12 a day' leaves me speechless.csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557461643577046017noreply@blogger.com