In yesterday's post, I wrote that poor people do not need food from our The State - they need ROADS. Some of you, especially those who live abroad, may find this hard to believe, so let me tell you about the walkabout I did this evening.
There are many lovely beaches in South Goa - and Agonda is one of them. This evening, we drove there. Truly a beautiful place, with green hills bordering both sides. As in the Neil Young song:
Where the sun hits the water,
And the mountains touch the sky,
There's a beach that I will walk along some time...
However, today, we did not walk along the beach as we have always done. We ended up walking along an internal road, parallel to the beach - a road on which there were at least a hundred homes, just metres from the beach, a beach that tourists really enjoy staying on. The road was tarred for just a 200 yards or so, and for the rest, a couple of kilometres, it did not exist!
It took about half-an-hour to cover the entire length of the non-road - and it ended at a narrow bridge about 10 yards long. On the other side was the "main road." But the bridge was too narrow for cars - only scooters and motorcycles could cross. All along, I saw signs of POVERTY - so rare in Goa.
Now, think of what happens to the prices of Property right upon a beautiful beach if there is no road. Obviously, these prices would shoot if a road was built - and a new bridge installed. Within no time, poverty would vanish. This is, in reality, PRIME REAL ESTATE!
So what do our people need:
Property titles
Liberty
And Roads
This is MY prescription.
And as for food: I bought a pack of Maggi noodles from a small shop, opposite a small bar. Fish is plentiful in Agonda. I am positive none here want cheap rice or wheat from our The State.
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