What's up?
Nothing!
How is life?
It's unbearable!
Why?
Can't sleep for straight three days.
Due to law and order in city?
Come on we have now become used to it.
Then?
It's the rising temperature?
At political level?
No my dear, am referring to the mercury, its rising day by day.
Had been trying to sleep on bare floor cooling it with water while taking baths thrice a night.
Come on, u have been gifted AC last year by your US national brother.
True!
But my dear the electricity bill is to be paid through my mearage salary.
So u are looking for change.............?
No, Some changes had already taken place and some r under way...
I didn't get u?
Come on! We had one resignation before attack on corps. commander and.......
R u trying to say something regarding what's going on behind the curtain.
Oh! My dear am an ordinary person, in no position to change anything.
Meaning?
Not even budget!
Be it national or the household!
U r allowed making and commenting on your household budget, no one is there to interrupt u.
Ha ha ha!
That is the most difficult part of the house hold, to be repeated every month.
Meaning?
The items deferred to be purchased and looked upon next month have to be again rolled over and over unless ...........
Unless what?
Unless u get some relief from parents or........
Or?
The item for which money was needed is no more needed.
Thank God. I had opted to join my father business after matric instead of becoming an engineer and joining public sector job.
Ya, u r lucky one.
My dear the current budget is very investment friendly, can be called pro poor .
True! The imported finance minister was beaming.
I wish the ordinary people of this country share his joy.
What? R u not happy, even u salaried class got a raise of 15 %.
True! No denying about 15 % raise but will the government acknowledge how much the budget of a house hold has increased since last year only on essential items.
The GDP has increased my dear!
So the poverty!
The education budget has been enhanced.
So has the defense. My dear!
The government is pursuing policies so that the investment in stock market improves.
So the casualties.
What do u mean?
Very simple!
A common salaried man does not have excess cash and even if happens to save something dare not take the risk in volatile stock market. And even if he does he is the one who face the brunt being in experienced!
My dear the government is pursuing privatization for the people. Common man has earned billion in total only in case of OGDC privatization.
Ha ha ha.
U r laughing?
What else could I do?
For applying OGDC shares u have to have at least Rs 32000 to spare. Will u tell me how many ordinary people have RS 32000 lying spare?
May b u r right!
Do u know that the deposits in NSS dropped to Rs 5.7 billion as against Rs 74 billion deposited during July march 2002-03?
Really?
This negative development was attributed in Economic Survey to "availability of better investment opportunities elsewhere including a booming stock market and real estate business.