HELPING THE HOMELESS

Folks, It is fact that diesel and petrol prices in India are subsidised.  This subsidy benefits the middle and upper class and the poorer classes indirectly. Governance by subsidy is a debatable policy.  The price of these fuels is Rs 100 to 105 in the whole of Europe and that is the market regulated price.  I am in favour of removing all forms of subsidy.  This will stimulate a healthy growth untrammelled by corrupt practices.  People will automatically use public transport which the Government will have to augment, farm produce prices will go up and the farmer  will be better compensated.  he will therefore exercise more austerity; the jugaads will be consigned to trash; electricity will be saved etc. Subsidy is a political expedient. It can never contribute to better earnings.  The common man will earn more and spend wisely. Liquid Stimulus By Christian A. DeHaemer | Monday, June 27th, 2011 In its latest brilliant move, the International Energy Agency is planning to release 60 billion barrels of crude oil — half of which is slated to come from American emergency reserves — to electronic bidding, starting this coming Wednesday. This made big news when it was announced last week as a stopgap remedy to the supply disruption stemming from turmoil in Libya, instantly sending crude prices plunging to a four-month low of just under $91/barrel. Now, I’m not about to start ranting and raving about the logic in releasing over $2.1 billion worth of our emergency national supply (about 4% of the total) in order to compensate for political turmoil in a country which we’re also, by no coincidence, bombing... To me, it’s just another multi-billion stimulus Band-Aid, bought and paid for by the U.S. taxpayer, ultimately doomed to failure in the long run. What I did want to point out is these latest fluctuations in the price of crude may be the very last moments the price per barrel falls below the triple-digit mark. And this is a problem that neither the IEA nor any other committee or multinational force or collective will be able to solve with last-second infusions of funds or resources. GOI has gone in for fuel price increase when the global oil market is falling. the GOI often professes to increase prices to be in tune with the global oil market. It also professes to be with the AAM ADMI , however it is the AAM ADMI's pocket that the GOI is merrily pick pocketing/cutting into while its honchoes-politicians, bureacrats, are busy salting away the national wealth in overseas bank accounts., Helping the Homeless Choosing Not To Look Away Homeless people in our communities are a fact of life, especially in big cities. Many of us don’t know how to interpret this situation or what we can do to help. We may vacillate between feeling guilty, as if we are personally responsible, and feeling angry, as if it is entirely on their own shoulders. The situation is, of course, far more complex than either scenario. Still, not knowing how to respond, we may fall into the habit of not responding at all. We may look over their heads not making eye contact, or down at the ground as we pass, falling into a habit of ignoring them. Each time we do this, we disconnect ourselves from a large portion of the human family, and it doesn’t feel right. Most of us know in our hearts that the homeless and the poor are not so very different from us. They may be the victims of poor planning or an unavoidable crisis. Some of them are mentally ill, some are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and some are choosing to be homeless for reasons we may never understand. We can imagine that, given their lives, we would likely have ended up in the same place. This does not mean that we are meant to rescue them, as they are on their own learning path, but it does remind us that we can treat them as equals, because that is what they are. Even if we aren’t able to offer food, shelter, or money, we can offer a blessing as we pass. We can look them in the eye and acknowledge our shared humanness, even if we don’t know just how to help them. This simple act of kindness and silent or spoken blessings can be so helpful to those living on the street. If you want to help with information, you can learn about the services in your area and share the locations of food banks, shelters, and other resources. Perhaps your family would like to have a plan ahead of time, talking with your children about how as a family you would like to handle these situations. Whatever you decide to do, you will feel much better when you make a conscious choice not to simply look away.