Postal savings
Relentless whipping of hapless postal savers by slapping extra levies and cuts by all governments only bespeak of their flagrant violation of promises given earlier (not to be aggressive on cuts) while alluring middle class savers. We know the government draws heavily from our postal savings on a regular basis. These postal savers are mostly govt. pensioners and retired private employees who, at the fag end of their lives, scrape modest payoffs from their employment and other flimsy sources and deposit them to a safer place to run their families in this rip-off city. This is such a heart-breaking experience to see their interest money wither in excessive 'taxes' currently (10% extra levy), while the mighty and the rich get away unscathed in many other places!
We are not against paying taxes though, we only ask the government to be judicious with their micro-economic management and be mindful of the 'social powerhouse' which is the middle class people of the country. Please don't take us for a ride - a rough ride!
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