Society Or Self : Which Should We Care For More (English, Paperback, A R Chandrasekar)

The Book Covers The Main Attitudes Of “Benevolence” “Social Conscience”. These Connect People Together. Richness And Poverty Do Not Matter When We Are Connected In Love Or Understanding. Contentment Creates More Richness Than Material Richness. The Other Topics In This Book Are To Support These Core Values. Absence Of Wants, Sharing And Caring, Will Give Peace To All, Both The Rich And The Poor. Then The Connections Between Them, The Haves And Have-Nots, Will Increase. The Sustainability Of The Earth And Its Resources Will Also Increase. The Book Gradually Takes Readers To Different Ways Of Getting Connected With Others, Caring For Others. Ultimately It Is For Creating An Understanding And Harmonious Society. If Money Has Brought About Inequalities Among People, We May Have To Restrict The Excessive Money Flow To The Rich. This May Be Possible Through Different Methods. This Will Reduce The Chances Of The Rich Becoming Richer Further Through Principles Of Compounding, The Accumulations Increasing Manifold Through Earnings On The Accumulations. One Method For Correction Of This, Is To Levy Heavy Income Tax On The Rich. Another Way Is Fixing A Limit (Or Ceiling) On The Total Annual Income Beyond Which The Wealthy Cannot Grow In A Year. The Book Suggests Putting A Ceiling On Annual Income (This Could Be After Taxes). The Amount Over This Limit Either Can Go The Government Or Be Allowed To Remain With The Person Concerned For Spending The Amounts For General Benefits Of All. This Course Has Other Advantages As Well. This May Check Undue Profiteering Because Excess Earnings Will Not Benefit The Self. This Will Not Widen Inequalities In Income Further. The Marginal People May Be Lifted Up. The Number Of Resourceful People Engaged In Business Or Industry May Also Increase. A Competitive Market Can Develop With A Large Number Of Entrepreneurs. Social Good May Also Grow Up With A Large Number Of Philanthropists. While Suggesting The Limit For An Income Ceiling, Care Is Taken That The Limit Is Not Small. In India Income Tax Starts At Rs,2,50,000\- Per Year. Five Hundred Times Of This Works Out To Rs.12,50,00,000. (Rs Twelve Crore Fifty Lakhs). It Is Suggested That This Annual Income Can Be Allowed To Grow In The Normal Way With Any Person.. The Idea Is That When One Reaches This Earning Limits, Further Profits Should Not Personally Benefit Him. These Further Profits Can Either Be Forfeited To Government Or The Rich Person Can Himself Avoid Earning It By Reduction Of Prices, Improvement In Qualities Etc. This Suggestion Is Only To Individuals First And Such Ceilings Would Not Affect Commercial Concerns. (Both Private And Public Sector Firms). This Is On The Assumption That The Income Of The Person Concerned Is A Gift By The Society And That Society Can Take Some Part Of It For General Welfare. This Will Be Apparent From The Interest Rates. In India Interest Rates Earned On Savings Are High. There Are Certain Other Countries Where This Rate Is Marginal. The Book Advocates That We Should Not Ignore Connections, Connections To Past, Present And Future Generations. Past Inventions And Efforts Make Our Living Comfortable. In The Present Time Also, Many People Contribute To Our Comforts And Happiness. Unless We Care For Future, Sustainability Will Never Be Possible. After All, Future Generations Are Our Own Kith And Kin. The Various Links And Connections Between All Of Us, Are Well Explained In The Book. Money And Market Have Disconnected Us And It Is Necessary To Reconnect Us To Ensure The General Good Of All. Long Term Problems Do Not Attract Attention In The Modern World. Abraham Lincoln’S Quotation “Government Of The People, By The People, For The People” Do Not Receive The Attention Of The Public. Public Duty Continues Even After Voting. Governance Requires Continuance Monitoring By Public As Well. This Book Suggests This. The Book Further Suggests For Development Of Youth Most, So That Inequalities Are Reduced In Future. There Is Enough Stress In The Book To Promote Sustainability Of The Earth And Its Resources In The Purest Forms.