On Friday 25 November 2011 22:32:29 Rony wrote:
On 11/25/2011 12:16 PM, jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
The amounts of money in petty corruption on the last mile, is dwarfed by several orders of magnitude by corruption higher up the disbursement chain. This happens because the power heirachy is set to keep control at the top, with a miniscule minority and is the root cause of corruption. ID schemes like the UID reinforce this structure and add additional dangerous elements for tracking and collecting infomation illicitly. The Mumbai police have been involved in illegal surveillance and extortion. Such tactics were (and are) used during the emergency to target political opponents.
Every system has its risks and chances of cheating but we have to select the one that has the minimum chances of it and benefits are maximum. Electronic meters can be tampered with but they are still welcome. Wireless communication can be compromised but we cannot do without it.
EXACTLY. This one is the opposite of what you say after spending 150000 Cr. You read that right 15 with 4 zeros. And twists the entire concept of a democratic system. The UK scrapped an exact same system as the risks were too high and benefits non existent.