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Democracy Is Not Cheap

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  1. HariLakhera

    HariLakhera Platinum IL'ite

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    Democracy is not cheap.

    When it comes to tax payers money spent on VIP security, we in India are not alone. As per a news item two of the employees of Memphis Police Department, providing security to the city Mayor, earned over $208000 as overtime payment in 2017 as per response to Public Records Request (equivalent of RTI). This is in addition of $12000 as salary. This was necessitated after a 2016 incident in which protesters came to the mayor's house, tramped on his lawn and looked in his windows. And this is money they spend on a Mayor's security! Just think of the money USA must be spending on VVIPs. !!!!! So, cry not if 20% of our police force is busy providing security to our VIPs and VVIPs. We are not alone. Democracy does not come cheap.

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  2. Balajee

    Balajee IL Hall of Fame

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    In the west democracy evolved parallel to certain socio-economic developments like the spread if educarion and emergence of an influential and large middle class. In India it was imposed on us even when we were in an underdeveloped stage of development. We are democrats nly because other forms of governments are far worse, Yes it is expensive feom crores spent on conducting elections to money spent by the parties in buying votes.
     
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