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.
- Provide Rent + Basic necessities cost for at least 6 months or joining the next job, whichever is earlier.
- 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.
- Pause Home loan EMIs for at least 6 months or till the person joins next job, whichever is earlier.
This is Scandinavian sensibility in a Low Income country.
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.
Is the government not responsible for social welfare of it’s citizen? Then what exactly is the role of a government?
Social welfare of white collar IT highly paid workers with skillsets?
If they can give tax exemption on severance, that would itself be a big relief 😣
You are funny! 😅
U mean UBI?
Only when a talented individual is laid off, but with limits and restrictions.
Who comes under "talented individual" ?