FloatingBoba
FloatingBoba

Should government give basic necessities to laid off citizens?

While Indian government reaps and enjoys the taxation of high paid IT jobs, there are hardly any responsibility in taking care of laid off citizens. I’m pretty sure most high paid individuals are irritated with the 10s of lacs of tax paid every year and yet not getting basic benefits from the government. No wonder so many HNIs leave India every year and settle in nations where high earning is nurtured and not abused.

In my honest opinion, Indian government should do the following for laid off individuals based on their previous year tax collected.

  1. Provide Rent + Basic necessities cost for at least 6 months or joining the next job, whichever is earlier.
  2. Provide health insurance to laid off citizen and dependent individuals for at least 1 year or till the person joins next job, whichever is earlier.
  3. Pause Home loan EMIs for at least 6 months or till the person joins next job, whichever is earlier.
10mo ago
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SwirlyTaco
SwirlyTaco

This is Scandinavian sensibility in a Low Income country.

QuirkyNoodle
QuirkyNoodle

Get a company registered, hire people you know, fire them, share the money you get from the government among each other. Paisa paisa

On a serious note, the government is not responsible for private companies laying people off. Also, this could lead to so many potential frauds that would be hard to track.

FloatingBoba
FloatingBoba

Is the government not responsible for social welfare of it’s citizen? Then what exactly is the role of a government?

ZoomyMuffin
ZoomyMuffin

Social welfare of white collar IT highly paid workers with skillsets?

FluffyCupcake
FluffyCupcake
Amazon10mo

If they can give tax exemption on severance, that would itself be a big relief 😣

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

You are funny! 😅

ZippyBiscuit
ZippyBiscuit
Student10mo

U mean UBI?

FloatingBoba
FloatingBoba

Only when a talented individual is laid off, but with limits and restrictions.

ZippyBiscuit
ZippyBiscuit
Student10mo

Who comes under "talented individual" ?

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