Golden words. PTI is foolish to promise a welfare state with the only real reform promised being a widening of the tax net and taxing the rich more heavily. It's a farce.
Britain had an empire and vast resources at it's disposal before it gave universal healthcare to it's citizens.
It had a very long running democratic set up before it had competent governments.
Pakistanis wan't welfare today, and unlike the rest of the world where they like to pay their way. Here people are saying that by curbing corruption and fixing the system, we'll have a welfare state in a few years. These are childish dreams, only two things await PTI and it's followers, failure in this quest OR grave danger for them and for Pakistan should they force this idealism in the real world.
PTI is entirely responsible for there matters in KPK.
Well sir, this is the problem. I wish they could have basic economics course in their elementary school.
If you raise tax, go after the rich, capital flee. As tax rises, people invest less and people also consume less. Hence, Microsoft and Apple are not targeted in the US, even though they have billions stacked outside of US. Hell, this burger king company bought our Tim hortons in canada so to save on taxes. In fact, Microsoft is buying many foreign companies with its foreign stacked money because it doesn't have to pay more tax.
US is just starting to implement health care. A country with 17 trillion GDP, .7 trillion on defense, how can it not have major welfare projects!
Canada, a very rich nation, took more than a century to implement health care. It started in 1946 by one province, which even today has less than 10 million population. Oh and it produces tons of oil. All provinces got health care in 1961, so it took 15 years from first implementation.
Sadly, our Pakistani friends don't understand basic economics and they would hire an immature leader like Imran khan to fulfill their short term goal and lead Pakistan into utter collapse. I've read what Imran wants to achieve, and i bet he wouldn't when elected. It'd bankrupt Pakistan. These are simply sweet talk, like how Nawaz said he will build bullet train, to win election.
Indeed KP, or any provincial gov't, is responsible for their province. But boy, when hate for Nawaz runs so deep, you gotta blame everything at him. And all good credit from entire Pakistan is put on Imran khan's plate. He's so powerful, he doesn't do anything and just with his words he improves Pakistan.
Imran Khan: Oye Nawaz, I'll grab you by your collar!
Nawaz: OMGGGGG I better work. Hurry dar sahab, lower oil prices, lower bijli price, increase reserves, reduce external debt, eliminate load shedding and gas shedding. Sir Imran is angry.
It's like Nawaz is a puppet of Imran.
Sorry for long essay, but not everyone can understand the situation in 2 lines.