Recently Indians Politicians who wants to win the elections by hook or crook have started going with Freebie culture. In the freebie culture, these politicians will give the poll promises that if their government comes to the power they will gives some things for free. Like in recent Karnataka elections, the government announced 200 units of electricity free, Rs 2k for Women head, and some other freebies.
PC: Pixabay.com
The problem is, these freebies will have an additional burden of Rs 50K Crore to the government that means government will have less money for doing development and improving the infrastructure and in return will have the burden on the individuals itself. Similarly after the government announced 200 units free electricity, they have increased the tariff bu Rs 2.89 per unit. Thus indirectly increasing the money from the rich and giving for free to the poor. The problem is not about giving something for free, but that is helping then to remain poor because they are getting everything for free itself.
Now the freebies will have an effect on the state as well as country's economy because they have to get money from somewhere to fund the freebies. Similarly when their is no development and infrastructure improvement it will be economical pressure for the individuals too. Because then an individual have to shell out more money from his pocket to improve the life. Also there will be increased indirecf tax from other sources which indirectly affect the individual financially.
So in my opinion, freebie culture us bad for the country as a whole. For me even though I am getting some things for free, I have to pay double extra because government will increase the tax for other things. Like they have started increasing the property tax by 30% and increasing the liquor tax and some other tax too.